dure en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /djʊə/ (UK)
- /dʒʊə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| during | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dured | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
everduring · durative · dureful · outdure
Translations (5)
de dauern (to last, continue, endure) · li doere (to last, continue, endure) · cs trvat (to last, continue, endure) · fi kestää (to last, continue, endure) · nl duren (to last, continue, endure)