endure

耐える、我慢する

特に長く続く痛みや困難を、あきらめずに耐える。

やさしい英語で： To experience pain or difficulty, especially for a long time, without giving up.

• She had to endure terrible pain.
• They endured years of hardship together.
• How much longer can we endure this heat?

類義語： bear, suffer, tolerate, put up with

よく使う表現： endure pain, endure hardship, endure something patiently

続く、存続する

長い間、存在し続ける。

やさしい英語で： To continue to exist for a long time.

• Their love will endure.
• The tradition has endured for centuries.
• Will these memories endure as we grow older?

使い方： endure for + period of time (Their friendship endured for fifty years.)

類義語： last, remain, persist

反対語： end, fade

よく使う表現： endure for years, endure forever, endure over time, endure for centuries

持ちこたえる、耐え抜く

問題や危険、厳しい状況があっても続ける。

やさしい英語で： To continue despite problems, danger, or difficult conditions.

• We can endure together.
• The movement endured despite strong opposition.
• Small businesses have endured through several economic crises.

使い方： endure despite something (The community endured despite years of conflict.)

類義語： persist, survive, carry on

反対語： give up

よく使う表現： endure despite something, endure through something