Dictionary entry

Endure

Webster's Dictionary 1913

En‐dure″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Endured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enduring (?).] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.] 1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

Their verdure still endure. Shak.

He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 15.

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

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? Ezek. xxii. 14.