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
If the defendant, however, stood mute, obstinately refusing to answer, by which behaviour he preserved his estates to his family, he was sentenced to undergo the judgment of the peine forte et dure.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
I knew it the minute I set fut inside the dure.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
And then dured Christendom beyond the sea, all Turkey, Syria, Tartary, Jerusalem, Palestine, Arabia, Aleppo and all the land of Egypt.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And than dured Cristendom bezonde the zee, alle Turkye, Surrye, Tartarie, Jerusalem, Palestyne, Arabye, Halappee, and alle the lond of Egypte.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
Sir, said Dinadan, and in Surluse, at that tournament that Galahalt of the Long Isles made, the which there dured seven days, was as great a gathering as is here, for there were many nations.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
But I perceived that dishonour came to her because of me; wherefore I hated my life which dured so long, for every one gossiped about her.
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Pisan, Christin? de
Thus the dance dured the most part of the night, and at last it ended, and each one retired to rest, and laid him down on fair white sheets.
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Pisan, Christin? de
Oil prices are well off highs hit during the fiercest fighting last spring thanks to subdued demand from China, Japan, India and Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Back to my question: If I sell $1,000 worth of stock now, wouldn’t I essentially be locking in my gains, just like selling during a market downturn would mean locking in my losses?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
But even there, the chances are extremely slim, "you would have to get very, very lucky to see a shooting star during the total eclipse," Dr Smethurst said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I got sober because of this guy,” he said during a 2020 acceptance speech at the National Board of Review’s annual awards gala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Success is counted sweetest” was one of the few poems that was published during her lifetime, but only anonymously, and no one knows if she gave permission.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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