Definitions
- Referring to following a rule, law, or agreement. - Talking about tolerating or enduring a situation or circumstance. - Describing staying in a place or with a person for a period of time.
- Referring to tolerating or bearing a difficult or unpleasant situation or circumstance. - Talking about persisting through hardship or adversity. - Describing lasting or surviving over a long period of time.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to persisting through a situation or circumstance.
- 2Both words can be used to describe following rules or laws.
- 3Both words can be used to describe lasting over a period of time.
What is the difference?
- 1Attitude: Abide implies acceptance or compliance while endure implies suffering or hardship.
- 2Intensity: Endure is often used to describe more extreme or severe situations than abide.
- 3Duration: Endure emphasizes lasting over a long period of time while abide can refer to a shorter period of time.
- 4Usage: Abide is more commonly used in formal contexts such as legal or business settings while endure is more commonly used in everyday language.
- 5Connotation: Abide has a neutral or positive connotation while endure has a negative connotation.
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Remember this!
Abide and endure are synonyms that both refer to persisting through a situation or circumstance. However, abide emphasizes following rules or tolerating a situation while endure emphasizes suffering or hardship over a longer period of time.
