tough out en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal, transitive) To endure (a hardship or challenge) by being tough: relying on one's toughness.
When their main crop failed because of drought, they had no choice but to tough it out: they lived in poverty that winter.
He toughed out his parents' divorce.
Near-synonyms: face it out, stick it out
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toughing out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toughs out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| toughed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toughed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic |