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| 1. | [ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
| Synonyms: | bear stand suffer tolerate put_up brook abide stick_out digest support stomach | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] continue to live; endure or last | |
| Synonyms: | live survive last go hold_up hold_out live_on | |
| Examples: | "We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" |
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| Related terms: | stand_up live_out perennate exist be be | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (work) support oneself by doing a certain type of work | |
| Synonyms: | live survive last live_on go hold_up live_off hold_out live_by exist_by | |
| Examples: | "She lives on the meager income from her writing" |
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| Related terms: | exist stand_up live_out perennate exist be be | |
| 4. | [ verb ] face or endure with courage | |
| Synonyms: | brave brave_out weather | |
| Examples: | "She braved the elements" |
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| Related terms: | defy brave | |
| 5. | [ verb ] undergo or be subjected to | |
| Synonyms: | suffer | |
| Examples: | "He suffered the penalty" "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
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| Related terms: | enjoy experience die tolerate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] persist or be long; in time | |
| Synonyms: | last | |
| Examples: | "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
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| Related terms: | measure wear drag_on run | |
| 7. | [ verb ] last and be usable | |
| Synonyms: | hold_out wear | |
| Examples: | "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
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| Related terms: | last | |
| 8. | [ verb ] continue to exist | |
| Synonyms: | persist prevail run die_hard | |
| Examples: | "These stories die hard" "The legend of Elvis endures" |
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| Related terms: | continue carry_over reverberate run | |
| Similar spelling: |
entree entourage entire endurance endurable Endres entreat entrepot entrench Entrekin entreaty entirety entirely enduring enter Ender entremots |
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