What does endure mean?

[Gelly]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #35 "Planning a Business", question 1

It is essential before starting a business to work on a plan to ......... problems later on.

(a) escape
(b) endure
(c) avoid
(d) enter

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #35 "Planning a Business", answer 1

It is essential before starting a business to work on a plan to avoid problems later on.

Correct answer: (c) avoid
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what does endure mean?

Gelly

[Lost_Soul]

use a dictionary.
try this one for instance: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/