Endurance
noun
The ability to withstand difficulty or stress for a long time.
She has the endurance to run a marathon.
Often appears as...
- physical endurance
- mental endurance
noun
The act of going through a tough situation without giving up.
His endurance of the harsh weather was admirable.
Often appears as...
- endurance test
- endurance training
noun
In sports, referring to activities that require a lot of energy for a long period of time.
Cycling is an endurance sport.
Often appears as...
- endurance athlete
- endurance race
noun
In medicine, the measure of an individual's stamina or persistent capabilities.
His physical endurance improved after months of training.
Often appears as...
- endurance capacity
- endurance limit
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Technical
noun
The ability to withstand difficulty or stress for a long time.
She has the endurance to run a marathon.
Often appears as...
- physical endurance
- mental endurance
noun
The act of going through a tough situation without giving up.
His endurance of the harsh weather was admirable.
Often appears as...
- endurance test
- endurance training
noun
In sports, referring to activities that require a lot of energy for a long period of time.
Cycling is an endurance sport.
Often appears as...
- endurance athlete
- endurance race
noun
In medicine, the measure of an individual's stamina or persistent capabilities.
His physical endurance improved after months of training.
Often appears as...
- endurance capacity
- endurance limit
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Beyond Physical
Endurance includes emotional and mental strength, not just physical.
She showed remarkable endurance during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-Term Challenges
Use 'endurance' when referring to sustaining effort over an extended period.
You need endurance to complete this two-day hike.
Pro Tip 1/2Beyond Physical
Endurance includes emotional and mental strength, not just physical.
She showed remarkable endurance during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-Term Challenges
Use 'endurance' when referring to sustaining effort over an extended period.
You need endurance to complete this two-day hike.
Pro Tip 1/2Beyond Physical
Endurance includes emotional and mental strength, not just physical.
She showed remarkable endurance during the negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Long-Term Challenges
Use 'endurance' when referring to sustaining effort over an extended period.
You need endurance to complete this two-day hike.
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
so that they could learn to deal with different temperatures. Spartan boys were encouraged to steal in order to survive, but if they were caught, they would be disciplined, not because they stole, but because they were caught in the act. During the annual contest of endurance
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I'm not your inspiration,...
your mobile phone battery from your chair battery. Genius. We are learning from each others' strength and endurance, not against our bodies and our diagnoses, but against a world that exceptionalizes and objectifies us.
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Eythor Bender demos...
Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and high-agility movements. It senses what I want to do, where I want to go, and then augments my strength and endurance. Eythor We are ready with our industry partner
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Tanner PIPE Dangerous Jobs
and over for almost three hours he Trump's around the VAT even apart from the smell it's a difficult chore requiring strength and endurance finally the spins are soft enough to raise the expert his father up down this
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Can't Take the Heat PIPE...
I've had heat exhaustion before and it was the worst heat exhaustion I've ever felt my life I'm glad that I didn't give up but I'm also disappointed to myself that my endurance wasn't what I thought it would be
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Never, ever give up PIPE...
But the journey itself was worthwhile taking. And at this point, by this summer, everybody -- scientists, sports scientists, endurance experts, neurologists, my own team, Bonnie -- said it's impossible.
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What is your entrepreneur...
you going to do in that moment of truth and the second way guts manifests itself is overtime entrepreneurship is a marathon do you have the persistence the resilience the endurance to last and
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Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
life infant child adolescent woman culminating in an all-night dance that will test her endurance the ritual
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The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
It's now a test of endurance. Who will collapse first, the man or the animal?
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Vote for the 2016...
understand how the world works push the limits of human endurance
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
so that they could learn to deal with different temperatures. Spartan boys were encouraged to steal in order to survive, but if they were caught, they would be disciplined, not because they stole, but because they were caught in the act. During the annual contest of endurance
Video examples
I'm not your inspiration,...
your mobile phone battery from your chair battery. Genius. We are learning from each others' strength and endurance, not against our bodies and our diagnoses, but against a world that exceptionalizes and objectifies us.
Video examples
Eythor Bender demos...
Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and high-agility movements. It senses what I want to do, where I want to go, and then augments my strength and endurance. Eythor We are ready with our industry partner
Video examples
Tanner PIPE Dangerous Jobs
and over for almost three hours he Trump's around the VAT even apart from the smell it's a difficult chore requiring strength and endurance finally the spins are soft enough to raise the expert his father up down this
Video examples
Can't Take the Heat PIPE...
I've had heat exhaustion before and it was the worst heat exhaustion I've ever felt my life I'm glad that I didn't give up but I'm also disappointed to myself that my endurance wasn't what I thought it would be
Video examples
Never, ever give up PIPE...
But the journey itself was worthwhile taking. And at this point, by this summer, everybody -- scientists, sports scientists, endurance experts, neurologists, my own team, Bonnie -- said it's impossible.
Video examples
What is your entrepreneur...
you going to do in that moment of truth and the second way guts manifests itself is overtime entrepreneurship is a marathon do you have the persistence the resilience the endurance to last and
Video examples
Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
life infant child adolescent woman culminating in an all-night dance that will test her endurance the ritual
Video examples
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
It's now a test of endurance. Who will collapse first, the man or the animal?
Video examples
Vote for the 2016...
understand how the world works push the limits of human endurance
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition of forming and maintaining free governments, and among those who are so far advanced, very few indeed have had the good fortune to form constitutions capable of endurance.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.
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Jenna Ushkowitz
South Korean Actress
Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!
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Wolfgang Ketterle
German Physicist
I think both running and science reflect certain character traits. I have endurance, patience, and ambition. I'm willing to work hard toward a goal, to push myself and overcome limits. Running and science both let me express these traits.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
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James Anthony Froude
English Historian
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.
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John Berger
English Artist
The human quality Degas most admired was endurance.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition of forming and maintaining free governments, and among those who are so far advanced, very few indeed have had the good fortune to form constitutions capable of endurance.
Quote examples
Tom Cruise
American Actor
I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.
Quote examples
Jenna Ushkowitz
South Korean Actress
Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!
Quote examples
Wolfgang Ketterle
German Physicist
I think both running and science reflect certain character traits. I have endurance, patience, and ambition. I'm willing to work hard toward a goal, to push myself and overcome limits. Running and science both let me express these traits.
Quote examples
Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.
Quote examples
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
Quote examples
James Anthony Froude
English Historian
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
Quote examples
James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.
Quote examples
Charles Dickens
English Novelist
The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.
Quote examples
John Berger
English Artist
The human quality Degas most admired was endurance.
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