How to pronounce endurance
American English pronunciation
en-DOOR-uns
- IPA
- /ɛnˈdʊɹəns/
- Syllables
- en · DOOR · uns (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- en-DUR-uns
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What endurance means
The strength to keep going through something long and hard
In a sentence: Running the whole race up the hill took a lot of endurance.
Where it comes from: It came into English in the late 15th century from French. It is built on endure, an old word meaning to last or hold out.
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