Definition of "endure" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

   • The singer's popularity endured for decades.

2. (transitive) To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

3. (intransitive) To last.

   • Our love will endure forever.

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

5. (transitive) To suffer patiently.

   • He endured years of pain.

6. (obsolete) To indurate.