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# endurance

noun (endurance — uncountable)

«endurance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The ability to keep going through something long, hard or painful without giving up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#m1)
2. (sport) The ability to keep up physical effort for a long time; stamina. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#m2)
3. The ability of something to last for a long time without breaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE and science: endurance sports (long-distance running, swimming, cycling); building endurance by training; heart and lungs. In stories and history: the endurance of explorers like Shackleton (his ship was called Endurance). In the Bible: patience and endurance in hard times. Phrases: «test of endurance», «endurance race», «beyond endurance», «build endurance».

### Examples

- Running a marathon takes great endurance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x1)
- Shackleton's crew showed amazing endurance on the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x2)
- Swimming helps build endurance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x3)
- The long car journey was a test of endurance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x4)
- The pain was beyond endurance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x5)
- The rope's endurance was tested by the heavy boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x6)
- Endurance means not giving up when things get hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x7)
- But Petru was no coward; the fight he had gone through had strengthened his powers of endurance, and he stood the test bravely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: «endure»; adjective: «enduring» (lasting). Close word: «stamina». Not the same as «speed»: a sprinter needs speed, a marathon runner needs endurance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «endurance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«endurance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/endurance.html) on Mova free.