during
Syllables: dur·ing/ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/
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Canada/ˈdɪʊɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
during preposition: for all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending. Also the present participle and gerund of dure.
Preposition
during
- For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
- I lived with my parents during the 1970s.
- This shop, which was among the few able to stay open during the war, is closed during the whole of August.
- At any time or period within a given time interval or while a given event is ongoing.
- I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980s.
- Many of the best examples were produced during the Restoration.
Proper noun capitalized: During
During
- A surname.
- "What a woman she is!" muttered Biddy, stooping to pick up the scattered potatoes, "I don't see what Providence meant, a-putting such a saint along with an ugly, growling man like Mr. During. I believe he's in his second childhood, I do! […]1858, The Peterson Magazine, volumes 33-34, page 235
Also used as
during is also the present participle and gerund of dure.
during meaning in Arabic, Indonesian, Persian and Thai
during in Arabic
- within a given time interval
- أَثْنَاءَ ʔaṯnāʔa, مُدَّةَ muddata
- for all of a given time interval
- خِلَالَ ḵilāla, فِي fī, أَثْنَاءَ ʔaṯnāʔa, مُدَّةَ muddata, إِبَّان ʔibbān
during in Indonesian
- within a given time interval
- selama
- for all of a given time interval
- ketika
during in Persian
- for all of a given time interval
- در طول dar tul-e
during in Thai
- for all of a given time interval
- ระหว่าง rá-wàang, ขณะ kà-nà
More languagesFewer languages
- during in Vietnamese
- trong, trong lúc, trong khi, trong khoảng
- during in Myanmar
- စဉ် cany
Examples of during in a sentence
- We lost those files during the shift to the Cleveland office.
- He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains.2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United...
Forms of during
| Preposition | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dureing |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Duhring |
| alternative form | Duehring |
| alternative form | Duering |
Origin of during
From Middle English during, durynge, durinde, durand, durende, present participle of duren (“to last”), equivalent to dure + -ing. Compare Dutch gedurende (“during”). More at dure.
Anglicisation of German Dühring or Düring.
Words that rhyme with during
Questions about during
- What does during mean?
- During means for all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
- What is during in Arabic?
- During in Arabic is أَثْنَاءَ (ʔaṯnāʔa), مُدَّةَ (muddata), خِلَالَ (ḵilāla). See During meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use during in a sentence?
- We lost those files during the shift to the Cleveland office.
- What part of speech is during?
- During can be a preposition or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce during?
- During is pronounced /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/.
Words near during in the dictionary
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