endurance

Everyday

1. The ability to keep going through something long, hard or painful without giving up. tree →
2. (sport) The ability to keep up physical effort for a long time; stamina. tree →
3. The ability of something to last for a long time without breaking. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and science: endurance sports (long-distance running, swimming, cycling); building endurance by training; heart and lungs. In stories and history: the endurance of explorers like Shackleton (his ship was called Endurance). In the Bible: patience and endurance in hard times. Phrases: «test of endurance», «endurance race», «beyond endurance», «build endurance».

Examples

• Running a marathon takes great endurance. tree →
• Shackleton's crew showed amazing endurance on the ice. tree →
• Swimming helps build endurance. tree →
• The long car journey was a test of endurance. tree →
• The pain was beyond endurance. tree →
• The rope's endurance was tested by the heavy boat. tree →
• Endurance means not giving up when things get hard. tree →
• But Petru was no coward; the fight he had gone through had strengthened his powers of endurance, and he stood the test bravely. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Verb: «endure»; adjective: «enduring» (lasting). Close word: «stamina». Not the same as «speed»: a sprinter needs speed, a marathon runner needs endurance.