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fure

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /fjʊɹ/
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  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

1

verb

Meaning 1

To lead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

Examples

  • So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To carry, bear, convey, transport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

Examples

  • No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Danish føre, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Dutch voeren (“to lead”), Low German fören (“to lead”), German führen (“to lead”), Luxembourgish féieren (“to lead”), Icelandic færa (“to move, carry, convey”), Faroese føra (“to lead, carry”), Swedish föra (“to lead, guide, steer, direct”), Danish føre (“to lead”), Norwegian Bokmål føre (“to lead”).