endure
verb (used with object)
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.
endured
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past participleof endure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof endure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
endureverb (used with object)to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lander, also a Jew, likely hasn’t endured the last such threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Dominoes is one of the cultural traditions that has endured, that still exists, and that keeps us united," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Stafford has endured throughout his career by never getting too high or too low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Ancient Tree inventory lead at the Woodland Trust, May Chemais, said it was an "astonishing and bizarre" tree that had endured a lot.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the mood that he endured under the influence of the Ash Being was very different.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
