“To endure” – What does it mean?


To endure

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Other synonyms:

To endure - synonyms

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Example sentences from the web:

  • I cannot endure your insolence any longer. => Here “endure” means “tolerate”, “bear”, “support”.
  • The style endured for centuries. => Here “endured” means “continued in the same state”, “lasted”.
  • Even in the darkest ages humanity has endured. => Here “endured” means “suffered patiently”, “suffered without yielding”, “persisted”.

Words from the example sentences you may not know:

  • INSOLENCE => being rude or impolite, show a lack of respect or other people.
  • YIELDING => TO YIELD => to collapse, to give up, to surrender.

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