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to perdure

to perdure

9.9
To last for a very long time
  • verb
  • /pərˈdʊr/
  • Formal
: perdurar
  • The subject—the core of the self—is transcendental in the sense that it becomes present to the knower as a perduring component of conscious awareness.

Examples

  • Thus, while as art the work perdures into the present, as a historical artifact it remains rooted or grounded in a past.

    Academic text (2007)

  • As an optimist, I must assume that once the mirage of the commercialization of the university fades, the free university will perdure.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In keeping with his choice of reason over passion, Lincoln emphasizes the texts that perdure (the Declaration, Constitution, and laws) rather than the vanishing "scenes of the revolution.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Mary's song has perdured from generation to generation.

  • The ancient tree has perdured through centuries of storms and droughts.

  • Many traditions perdure long after the cultures that created them have vanished.

Synonyms

to last
vsto perdure
∞ 1.0

To continue for a period of time

indicates a very long duration rather than an unspecified period
to endure
vsto perdure
94 3.6

To continue to exist for a long time despite problems

stresses lasting for a very long time rather than surviving hardship
to persist
vsto perdure
61 3.5

To keep existing for a long time, often longer than expected

focuses on very long duration rather than merely outlasting expectations
to dure
vsto perdure
  • Archaic
9.9

To last for a long time

refers to very long continued existence rather than archaic usage

Antonyms

to cease
324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

to expire
197 3.7

Stop being valid after a fixed time, for example a passport or card

to dissolve
43 3.9

To slowly disappear or become less clear

How Long

to perdure
  • Formal
9.9
to endure
94 3.6
to persist
61 3.5
to remain
∞ 1.0
to last
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

perdure infinitive
perdured past
perdured past participle
perduring present participle
perdures third person singular

Etymology

The word perdure comes from the Latin parts per- ('through') and durare ('to last'), the same root behind English words like durable and endure. So, to perdure is to 'last through' time or to continue to exist for a very long time.