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Verb

enduring

fr:enduring it:enduring hu:enduring pl:enduring te:enduring vi:enduring zh:enduring

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Enduring \En*dur"ing\, a.
Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring
disposition. "A better and enduring substance." --Heb. x. 34.
-- En*dur"ing*ly, adv. --T. Arnold. -- En*dur"ing*ness,
n.

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Endure \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.
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Their verdure still endure. --Shak.
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He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not
endure. --Job viii.
15.
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2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer
patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity;
to hold out.
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Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong
in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek.
xxii. 14.
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WordNet enduring
adj 1: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn:
abiding, imperishable]
2: patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring
disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"
[syn: long-suffering]

Moby Dictionary
Spartan , abiding , accepting , adamantine , age-long , aged , alive ,
ancient , antique , armed with patience , assiduous , bulky ,
changeless , chronic , constant , continuing , dense , diligent ,
disciplined , diuturnal , dogged , durable , eidetic , endurant ,
eternal , evergreen , faithful , firm , fixed , forbearing , fresh ,
frozen , green , hard , hardy , heavy , immobile , immortal , immutable ,
inalterable , indefatigable , indomitable , indulgent , industrious ,
insistent , intact , intransient , inveterate , invincible , inviolate ,
kept in remembrance , lasting , lenient , long-lasting , long-lived ,
long-standing , long-suffering , long-term , longanimous , longeval ,
longevous , loyal , macrobiotic , massive , never-tiring , obstinate ,
of long duration , of long standing , patient , patient as Job ,
perdurable , perduring , perennial , permanent , perpetual ,
perseverant , persevering , persistent , persisting , pertinacious ,
philosophical , plodding , plugging , preoccupied , quiescent , rapt ,
recalled , recollected , relentless , remaining , remembered , resolute ,
retained , rigid , rugged , sedulous , self-controlled , sempervirent ,
single-minded , sleepless , slogging , solid , sound , stable , static ,
stationary , staying , steadfast , steady , stoic , stout , strong ,
stubborn , sturdy , sustained , tenacious , tireless , tolerant ,
tolerating , tolerative , torpid , tough , unabating , unaltered ,
unchangeable , unchanged , unchanging , unchecked , unconquerable ,
undaunted , understanding , undestroyed , undiscouraged , undrooping ,
unfading , unfailing , unfaltering , unflagging , unflinching ,
unforgotten , unintermitting , uninterrupted , unnodding , unrelaxing ,
unrelenting , unremitting , unshifting , unsleeping , unswerving ,
untiring , unvaried , unvarying , unwavering , unwearied , unwearying ,
unwinking , unyielding , utterly attentive , vital , vivid , weariless ,
well-built , well-constructed , well-founded , well-grounded ,
well-made