endurance
The measure of a person's stamina or persistenceThe measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
» I admire your endurance.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen
выно́сливостьvynóslivostʹ
(countable, uncountable)An ability to endure hardship.
Durchhaltevermögen, Widerstandsfähigkeit
выно́сливостьvynóslivostʹ, сто́йкостьstójkostʹ
the power to withstand hardship or stress
(countable, uncountable)The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.
Examples
31 sentencesI admire your endurance.
Tom has endurance.
Tom is an endurance athlete.
You need great endurance to run ten thousand meters.
Щоб пробігти десять тисяч метрів, потрібна велика витривалість.
ruЧтобы пробежать десять тысяч метров, нужна большая выносливость.
deWir brauchen eine große Ausdauer, um zehntausend Meter zu laufen.
I was amazed at Tom's endurance.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endFirst attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.
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Forms
plural: endurances| Singular | endurance |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a state of surviving; remaining alive:survival
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable