endured

Endured is the past tense and past participle of endure. Endure has two main senses: to suffer patiently through hardship or pain; to last for a long time or to withstand pressure or strain. In modern usage, endure often emphasizes resilience or persistence rather than a single decisive action.

The verb endures derives from Old French endurer, ultimately from Latin durus, meaning “hard.” The sense of lasting through time or remaining in existence traces to this root.

Endure can be transitive or intransitive. It commonly takes a direct object with phrases such as endure hardship, endure suffering, or endure a test, and may also be followed by a prepositional phrase (endure the elements). The term is frequently used to describe people who persist under adversity or objects that survive difficult conditions.

See also: Endurance, perseverance, resilience, tolerate, withstand, bear. Endured is widely found in historical, biographical, and literary contexts where persistence or long survival is noted.