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Etymology 1

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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).

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

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.
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Etymology 2

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From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.

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dure (comparative more dure, superlative most dure)

  1. (archaic) hard; harsh; severe; rough
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Asturian

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Verb

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dure

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

Dutch

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dure

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

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dure

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

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French

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dure

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

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dure

  1. feminine singular of dur

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Galician

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dure

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

Italian

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

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dure f pl

  1. feminine plural of duro

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dūrus (hard, rough).

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dūrē (comparative dūrius, superlative dūrissimē)

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

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Adjective

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dure

  1. Alternative form of diere

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dure

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

Spanish

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dure

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