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❄️ Hard or severe ⏳ To last
to dure

to dure

9.9
To last for a long time
  • verb
  • /dʊr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : durar
  • Ancient trees that have dured for centuries stand tall in the forest.

Examples

  • In literature, tales of love often dure despite the trials faced by the characters.

  • The pain from the injury dures far longer than I expected.

  • I must have said or done somethin' to you durin' one of my blackouts, huh?

    Cooley High (1975)

Synonyms

to perdure
vsto dure
  • Formal
9.9

To last for a very long time

lasts for a period of time without implying great length

Antonyms

to cease
324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

to expire
  • Formal
31 8.6

To die, often used in medical or formal speech

How Long

to endure
94 3.6
to persist
  • Formal
18 5.2
to linger
207 3.7
to dure
  • Archaic
9.9
to continue
∞ 1.0
to last
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

dure infinitive
dured past
dured past participle
during present participle
dures third person singular

Etymology

Dure as a verb comes from the Latin durare meaning 'to last', the same root in duration and endure, so to dure is to continue or 'last' over time.