The difference between Endure and Thole

When used as verbs, endure means to continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships, whereas thole means to suffer.


Thole is also noun with the meaning: the ability to bear or endure something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Endure and Thole

  1. Endure as a verb (intransitive):

    To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships.

    Examples:

    "The singer's popularity endured for decades."

  2. Endure as a verb (transitive):

    To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

  3. Endure as a verb (intransitive):

    To last.

    Examples:

    "Our love will endure forever."

  4. Endure as a verb:

    To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

  5. Endure as a verb (transitive):

    To suffer patiently.

    Examples:

    "He endured years of pain."

  6. Endure as a verb (obsolete):

    To indurate.

  1. Thole as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To suffer.

  2. Thole as a verb (transitive, now, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland):

    To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

  1. Thole as a noun (obsolete, rare, or, regional):

    The ability to bear or endure something; endurance, patience.

    Examples:

    "He’s got no thole for nonsense."

  1. Thole as a noun:

    A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

  2. Thole as a noun:

    A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.

  1. Thole as a noun (architecture):

    A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus.