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[ doo r -ing, dyoo r - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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preposition throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
at some time or point in the course of: They departed during the night.
Origin of during Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dure2 , -ing2
Words nearby during Durham, Durham rule, durian, Duricef, duricrust, during , Durkan, Durkheim, durmast, durn, durned
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Example sentences from the Web for during After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.
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The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.
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Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
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During coverage of that issue, Farrell went on a WSMB AM radio talk show to defend Duke.
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But during this time, I had to undergo a trial, for which I was entirely unprepared.
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave | William Wells Brown
During his stay at the Cape numerous volunteers offered to accompany him to Sydney, many from on board the ships in the bay.
The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson | Ida Lee
It was during this period of her life that she won a friendship quite as strong and quite as precious as that of old Grossetete.
The Village Rector | Honore de Balzac
During Wednesday's march, 17th August, we crossed the low shoulders of many rocky ridges.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 | Bennet Burleigh
During the summer months they should be protected from the direct rays of the sun, and kept well syringed.
Talks about Flowers. | M. D. Wellcome
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British Dictionary definitions for during preposition concurrently with (some other activity) kindly don't sleep during my lectures!
within the limit of (a period of time) during the day
Word Origin for during C14: from duren to last, ultimately from Latin dūrāre to last
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to during amid, as, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, throughout, until, when, while, all along, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the middle of