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ausharren (v.i.)
   to wait, hold out

Zunächst harrten die jungen Eisbären bei der toten Mutter aus, zogen sich dann aber so weit wie möglich von dem jungen Mann auf der Eisscholle zurück.
At first the young polar bears waited by their dead mother, but then moved as far away as possible from the young man on the ice floe.

Related:
an jds Seite ausharren to remain at sb's side (dat.)
abwarten to wait (and see)
auf seinem Posten ausharren to remain at one’s post, stand
  by one’s post
auf etw/jdn harren to await sth/sb, wait for sth/sb

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