dure
1 Americanadjective
verb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of dure1
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin dūrus hard
Origin of dure2
1225–75; Middle English < Old French durer < Latin dūrāre to last; see dure 1
Example Sentences
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How long the relationship can en dure will depend not on U.S. wishes but Japan's own self-interest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most elaborate of all were the pietre dure designs--fantastically elaborate inlays of jasper, lapis lazuli, serpentine and all manner of semiprecious stones, sawed into thin sheets and assembled as a jigsaw by gem cutters.
From Time Magazine Archive
“As the saying goes, ‘No hay mal que dure cien años.’”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
And for this he thinks it worth while to submit to the peine forte et dure of playing whist, with Colonel Whistler for his partner.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
Am I not needy, fain of it, and can Endurance ever dure!
From Yolanda of Cyprus by Rice, Cale Young
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