dure

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English duren (to last), from Old French durer, from Latin durāre. Related to Dutch duren (to last, dure), German dauern (to last, dure).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /djʊə/, /dʒʊə/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊə

Verb[edit]

dure (third-person singular simple present dures, present participle during, simple past and past participle dured)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.

Adjective[edit]

dure (comparative more dure, superlative most dure)

  1. (archaic) hard; harsh; severe; rough
Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of durar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of durar

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dure

  1. inflection of duur:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of duren

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. inflection of durer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Adjective[edit]

dure

  1. feminine singular of dur

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.re/
  • Rhymes: -ure
  • Hyphenation: dù‧re

Adjective[edit]

dure f pl

  1. feminine plural of duro

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dūrus (hard, rough).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

dūrē (comparative dūrius, superlative dūrissimē)

  1. harshly, sternly, roughly
    Synonym: dūriter
  2. stiffly, awkwardly

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • dure”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dure”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dure in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Middle Dutch[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dure

  1. Alternative form of diere

Inflection[edit]

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Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

dure

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative