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endureendure /ɪnˈdʊr/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYendureOrigin: 1300-1400 French endurer, from Latin durare to harden VERB TABLEendure |
Present | I, you, we, they | endure | | he, she, it | endures | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | endured | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have endured | | he, she, it | has endured | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had endured | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will endure | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have endured |
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Present | I | am enduring | | he, she, it | is enduring | | you, we, they | are enduring | Past | I, he, she, it | was enduring | | you, we, they | were enduring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been enduring | | he, she, it | has been enduring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been enduring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be enduring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been enduring |
THESAURUS to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping► continue to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping: Dry weather will continue through the weekend. It’s important to continue your education. ► keep (on) doing something to continue to do something or to happen, especially in a way that you do not want, like, or expect Keep is a little more informal than continue: The rescue workers kept on working through the night. We thought it was going to get warmer, but it keeps getting colder. ► last to happen for a period of time: The doctors said the infection might last a month. ► go on continue to happen or to do something, especially for a long time: The play seemed to go on for hours. The two women went on talking as if Gayle wasn’t there. ► persevere formal to continue trying to do or practice something difficult: She was tired of climbing, but she knew if she persevered, eventually she would reach the top. ► endure formal if something good endures, it continues for a long time: We’ve had our problems, but our friendship has endured. ► persist formal if something bad persists, it continues. You can also say that a person persists in doing something when this is annoying: The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor. I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me. ► maintain formal to make something continue in the same way as before: Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties. ► sustain formal to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time: It’s unlikely the economy will be able to sustain this level of growth much longer. 1[transitive] to suffer pain or deal with a very bad situation for a long time, especially with strength and patience: Cancer patients often have to endure great pain.2[intransitive] to continue to exist for a long time: Scott’s popularity endured well beyond his death in 1832.► see thesaurus at continue [Origin: 1300–1400 French endurer, from Latin durare to harden]—endurable adjective |