Pronunciations (2)
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/djʊə/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/dʒʊə/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Verb
To last, continue, endure.
Usage- Archaic
- Intransitive
- Examples
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Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]
More examples (1)
But he that was ſowne in the ſtony grũde ys he / which heareth the worde of God / and anon with ioye receaveth itt / yet hath he no rottꝭ in him ſelfe / And therefore he dureth but a ſeaſon[…].
Adjective
hard; harsh; severe; rough
Usage- Archaic
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The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude.