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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.

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

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

From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.

dure (comparative more dure, superlative most dure)

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

dure

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

dure

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

dure

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

dure

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

dure

  1. feminine singular of dur

dure

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

dure f pl

  1. feminine plural of duro

From dūrus (“hard, rough”).

dūrē (comparative dūrius, superlative dūrissimē)

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

dure

  1. alternative form of diere

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

dure

  1. (Late Middle English, Lancashire) alternative form of der (“deer”)

dure

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

dure

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