- present participle of endure.
enduring
Americanadjective
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lasting; permanent.
a poet of enduring greatness.
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patient; long-suffering.
adjective
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permanent; lasting
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having forbearance; long-suffering
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of enduring
Explanation
Many people have an enduring love for ice cream, that is, they have loved it for a long time and will continue to love it into the future. Enduring means long-lasting. Enduring has roots that go back about 1,500 years to the Late Latin period. It is quite an enduring word! The original root meant hard, so your enduring friendship or your enduring interest in sports is solid enough to stand the test of time. Besides meaning long-lasting, enduring sometimes means long-suffering as when someone has an enduring disposition, but this meaning is found in the verb more than in the adjective.
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Example Sentences
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Enduring pain isn’t in our nature, and embracing it certainly isn’t either.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The first two years of the US-led "Operation Enduring Freedom" as it was called, were relatively quiet.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“As the child ages, use it to teach them about owning companies,” said Ralph Bender, a certified financial planner with Enduring Wealth Advisors.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Appeared in the October 29, 2025, print edition as 'The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Enduring all this torment, I must yet meet my daily comrades, eat ices at Tortoni's, stroll on the Boulevards, call on my acquaintance, with the same equanimity as before.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various
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