verb
- Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
- usage: "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
- Face and withstand with courage.
- usage: "She braved the elements"
- Continue to live through hardship or adversity.
- usage: "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water"
- Undergo or be subjected to.
- usage: "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
- Last and be usable.
- usage: "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
- Persist for a specified period of time.
- usage: "The bad weather lasted for three days"
- Continue to exist.
- usage: "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
adjective
- Unceasing.
- usage: "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
- synonyms: abiding, imperishable
- Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.
- usage: "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"
- synonyms: long-suffering
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