endure

Verb

• continue to exist
  • These stories die hard
    
  • The legend of Elvis endures
    

• persist for a specified period of time
  • The bad weather lasted for three days
    

• last and be usable
  • This dress wore well for almost ten years
    

• undergo or be subjected to
  • He suffered the penalty
    
  • Many saints suffered martyrdom
    

• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • We went without water and food for 3 days
    
  • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
    
  • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
    
  • how long can a person last without food and water?
    

• face and withstand with courage
  • She braved the elements
    

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • I cannot bear his constant criticism
    
  • The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    
  • he learned to tolerate the heat
    
  • She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  prevail , persist , die hard , run , last , wear , hold out , suffer , survive , live , live on , go , hold up , weather , brave , brave out