perduring

Perduring is an English verb meaning to endure or last through a period or event, typically used in historical, literary, or scholarly contexts. In modern everyday English, perduring is rarely used and the term is considered archaic or stylistic.

Etymology and forms: Perduring derives from Old French perdurer, meaning to endure, which in turn comes from Latin perdurare, meaning to last or continue. English preserves related forms such as perdure (present tense), perdurant (lasting through time), and perdurance (the state of enduring). Per during can appear in older texts as a standard verbal form, though it is uncommon today.

Usage and nuance: Perduring emphasizes continuous persistence across a span of time or through difficult circumstances, rather than a single moment of endurance. It is most likely to appear in philological analyses, poetic diction, or historical writing rather than contemporary prose. Modern writers typically substitute more common terms like endure, persist, last, or continue.

See also: perdurance, perdurant, perdurable, endure, persist. Related terms explore the quality or act of lasting through time (perdurance), a timeful characteristic (perdurant), or the durability of something to withstand conditions (perdurable). While the word may be encountered in certain texts, it remains a niche or literary option rather than standard vocabulary.