Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endure

/ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: en-dure
IPA: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

Intransitive verb

verb

To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

Transitive verb

verb

To last.

Intransitive verb

verb

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

verb

To suffer patiently.

Transitive verb

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The singer's popularity endured for decades."
"[…] The life that almost dies in me: That dies not, but endures with pain, ⁠And slowly forms the firmer mind, ⁠Treasuring the look it cannot find, The words that are not heard again."
"Our love will endure forever."
"He ſhall leane vpon his houſe, but it ſhall not ſtand: he ſhal hold it faſt, but it ſhall not endure."
"Can thine heart indure, or can thine hands be ſtrong in the dayes that I ſhall deale with thee?"
"He endured years of pain."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure From Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrō (“to make hard”). Displaced Old English drēogan, which survives dialectally as dree. Doublet of dure.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: enduren, endurer, indūrō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

endures (present, singular) enduring (participle, present) endured (participle, past) endured (past) enduer (alternative, obsolete) indure (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

coendure endurability endurable outendure unendured

Phrases

co-endure

Frequently Paired Words

endurance enduring enduro duress

Synonyms

carry on plug away abide astand bear up continue endure follow up hang in there hold on hold out hold the line

Rhymes With

you're sure tour ensure secure pure cure mature moore assure obscure unsure

Questions

How do you pronounce endure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/.
What does endure mean?: To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
Where does endure come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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