during
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1.0
- adposition
- /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
:
durante
- The concert was amazing; I lost track of time during the performance.
- during the day
- during the year
- during the week
And so we made this for you during the hour long show.
- And so we made this for you during the hour long show.
- Obviously, you guys break up here and there during high school.
- And what's revealed during this crisis is who I am.
- They they take place before, during or after a party.
- Why doesn't the harm to these children being done during this pandemic count?
- Is it true none of you knew during the filming, Sonia.
- For instance, look what happened during COVID, right?
- And that's what we began during my presidency.
- But perhaps these are the very hours during which solitude grows.
- So they are deeply malnourished during their early years.
- I think Bernie Sanders was able to persuade during his electoral campaign.
- I guess the emergency stop button got hit during that, that assault.
Examples
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In high school, the students and mentors met during several lunch meetings each semester.
Academic text (2011) -
So what went on during the month of March?
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And so we made this for you during the hour long show.
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So I was on tour during some of that.
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What is in our control during the flight is our choice.
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Give them the strength during these challenging times.
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For instance, look what happened during COVID, right?
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Why would someone drink this during their workout or after?
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Well, during the summer of 1986, do you remember seeing the defendant as a patient?
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Many of these unintentional injuries occur during sports, but even more occur during other activities.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
3
1.2
During the whole time of an event from start to finish
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
During comes from an old word that meant 'lasting', and you can see the same root in duration and endure. So during means 'while something lasts', which is why we say 'during the show' to mean 'for the time of the show'.