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endurance

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time:

Examples:

Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
The pain was bad beyond endurance.
2
used to describe sports or activities that demand the ability to make a lot of physical effort over a long period of time, or people or animals who do these:

Examples:

endurance athlete Studies of elite sprinters reveal their leg muscles have more fast-twitch fibres, while marathon runners and other endurance athletes have more slow-twitch.
endurance runner For endurance runners, performance is mainly a question of how efficiently the body can take in and burn oxygen.
endurance sport In endurance sports, you can actually improve as you get older.
3
the ability to continue doing something for a long time:

Examples:

He began visiting the gym to build up his strength and endurance.

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