All 3 Uses of
endure
in
To Build a Fire
- And still he endured it, holding the flame of the matches clumsily to the bark that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way, absorbing most of the flame.†
*
- when he could endure no more
*endure = suffer through
- His theory of running until he reached camp and the boys had one flaw in it: he lacked the endurance.†
Definitions:
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(endure as in: endured the pain) to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
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(endure as in: endure through the ages) to continue to exist