dure
/djʊə/
dure verb: to last, continue, endure.
Verb
dure (third-person singular simple present dures, present participle during, simple past and past participle dured)
- To last, continue, endure.
- Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “primum”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IV
- But he that was ſowne in the ſtony grũde ys he / which heareth the worde of God / and anon with ioye receaveth itt / yet hath he no rottꝭ in him ſelfe / And therefore he dureth but a ſeaſon[…].1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xiij:[23], folio xviij, recto
Adjective
dure (comparative more dure, superlative most dure)
Forms of dure
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | dures |
| present participle | during |
| past participle | dured |
| past | dured |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more dure |
| superlative | most dure |
Origin of dure
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.
From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.
Words formed from dure
Words that rhyme with dure
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- muir
- obscure
- amour
- assure
- boor
- immure
- impure
- lure
- recure
- immature
- inure
- manure
- moor
- cour
- Darfur
- demure
- du jour
- fure
- insecure
- liqueur
- mure
- reassure
- roture
- Ruhr
- unsure
- adure
- allure
- bonheur du jour
- bonjour
- brochure
- bure
- chaussure
- combure
- couture
- de jour
- dhuhr
- guipure
- Kapur
- L'Anse Amour
- Namur
- parkour
- parure
- plat du jour
- poseur
- purpure
- smoor
- soup du jour
- spoor
Questions about dure
- What does dure mean?
- Dure means to last, continue, endure.
- What part of speech is dure?
- Dure can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dure?
- Dure is pronounced /djʊə/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of dure?
- The past tense of dure is dured.
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