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Added 7 October 2026

endure

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ verb

In Latin: perpetior, habeo Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about endure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
The singer's popularity endured for decades.
To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
To last.
Our love will endure forever.

Origin

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.

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