adj
Meaning 1
hard; harsh; severe; rough
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dure
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /djʊə/
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UK: /dʒʊə/
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
To last, continue, endure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.
From Middle English duren (“to last”), from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre. Related to Dutch duren (“to last, dure”), German dauern (“to last, dure”). Doublet of endure.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: trvat — to last, continue, endure
- Dutch: duren — to last, continue, endure
- Finnish: kestää — to last, continue, endure
- German: dauern — to last, continue, endure
- Limburgish: doere — to last, continue, endure