endure

daurḕ, yi jìmirī, yi hàƙurī dà, jūrḕ dà; ɗore

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈdjʊə̯(r)/ or /ɪnˈdjɔː(r)/ or /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə̯(r)/ or /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔː(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊr/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) endure

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) endures

Past tense (ya wuce) endured

Past participle (ya wuce) endured

Present participle (ana cikin yi) enduring

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you endure something difficult or painful, you experience it for a long time.
   • Synonyms: continue and tolerate

   O believers! Patiently endure, persevere, stand on guard, and be mindful of Allah, so you may be successful.
   Yã ku waɗanda suka yi ĩmani! Ku yi haƙuri kuma ku yi dauriya, kuma ku yi zaman dãko, kuma ku yi taƙawa, tsammãninku zã ku ci nasara. --Qur'an 3:200

2. (transitive & intransitive) If something endures, it lasts for a long time. <> ɗore.

   The church has endured for hundreds of years.

Related words

• endurance

Translation of endure (by Oxford University Press)

1. bear pain, trouble <> daurḕ, yi jìmirī, yi hàƙurī dà, jūrḕ dà

   The pain is hard to endure. <> ràɗàɗin cīwòn yanā̀ dà wùyar daurḕwā.

   Although we hated him, we endured his abuse <> duk dà cêwā mun tsànē shì mun jūrḕ dà cîn mutuncìnsà

2. last <> ɗōrḕ

   Their friendship will not endure. <> àbṑtarsù bà zā tà ɗōrḕ ba