continue applies to a process going on without ending.
the search for peace will continue
last, especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected.
buy shoes that will last
endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies.
in spite of everything, her faith endured
abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability.
a love that abides through 40 years of marriage
persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness.
the sense of guilt persisted
Example Sentences
She wants to make sure her legacy will endure. He endured five years as a prisoner of war. We endured the lecture for as long as we could.
Recent Examples on the WebFor the poor business managers who value people on physical traits rather than talent, their relationships with potential employees will be shallow anyhow and won’t endure, even if the cash became better with transparency. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Nonetheless, this ancient and august lawyer embodies the dying grandeur of an elite whose rituals and assumptions endure mainly as souvenirs of earlier glories. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 On one hand, jokes about what women endure—in childbirth, at work, in bed—are fundamentally feminist. Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 In short, do COVID sufferers actually endure more nagging symptoms than COVID evaders? Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 Barely 30 years from now, Los Angeles County could endure three times the number of days when temperatures exceed 94 degrees, according to estimates from a new study. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 For the debut episode of Archetypes, the Duchess of Sussex chats with friend and tennis champion Serena Williams about everything ranging from the public perception of ambition to the emotional toll mothers so often endure. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 Mysteries from both affairs endure as the continuing House probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the Capitol intersects with this week’s Watergate 50th anniversary. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Houser didn't allow a run in the second inning but still labored, issuing his fourth walk and also having to endure an Adames error as his pitch count climbed to 66. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French endurer, from Vulgar Latin *indurare, from Latin, to harden, from in- + durare to harden, endure — more at during