Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Words to Learn, Practice, Remember and Use! - ENDURE, ABIDE


Endure takes the following definitions:

(verb) Undergo or be subjected to 
Synonym: Suffer
Type of: Tolerate

(verb) Face and withstand with courage
Synonyms: Brave, Brave out, weather
Type of: defy, hold, hold up, withstand (resist or confront with resistance)


(verb) Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
For example,
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"

(verb) Continue to live through hardship or adversity
Synonyms: Go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive.

(verb) Persist for a specific period of time

(verb) Continue to exist. For example,
"The legend of Elvis endures"

(verb) Last and be usable.

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