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enduring

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Their  verdure  still  endure.  --Shak. 
 
  He  shall  hold  it  [his  house]  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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}]




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