stamina
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of timeThe energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
» Tom has a lot of stamina.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.
Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen
вы́держкаvýderžka, выно́сливостьvynóslivostʹ, сто́йкостьstójkostʹ
витривалістьvytryvalistʹ
(obsolete, plural, plural only, uncountable, usually)The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
- enduring strength and energy
Examples
23 sentencesTom has a lot of stamina.
Tom doesn't have the stamina to win.
Tom doesn't have the stamina to do that.
I don't have the stamina to do that.
I don't think Tom has the stamina to do that.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.
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Forms
plural: staminas| Singular | stamina |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- enduring strength and energy:staying powertoughness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- have the stamina
- the stamina to
- stamina to do