0 past simple and past participle of endure --
1 to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: --
She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.
2 to continue to exist for a long time: --
The political system established in 1400 endured until about 1650.
I hardly dare imagine what the inhabitants of the country endured in the course of all this.
The pioneering - and money-making - school was exceptionally fine, and some friendships endured a lifetime.
Ideas about ' eating ' and power endured, but - shaped by a strongly patrimonial politics - became ' private ' concerns.
Having endured a hot and humid first summer the settlement suffered a bitter winter in 1607-8.
These manners and customs of governance endured in the discourse and practice of the state after 1947.
Few casual observers of this frail, devoted couple could have guessed through what fires of war and conflicts of ideology their marriage had endured.
They endured frustrating periods when flying was impossible because of poor weather, poor radio communications, or other parties having higher priority.
However, the practice of setting aside specific days for missioning endured where need continued.
