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preposition
- 1. throughout the course or duration of (a period of time): "the restaurant is open during the day"
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We use during before nouns and noun phrases to refer to when something happens over a period of time. During can refer to the whole time of the event: …
During expresses a relationship based on time—it indicates that something happened not before or after something else, but at the same time. It can mean that something occurred continuously while something else was happening, as in We stayed inside during the storm.
The meaning of DURING is throughout the duration of. How to use during in a sentence.
during. (djʊərɪŋ , US dʊrɪŋ ) 1. preposition A2. If something happens during a period of time or an event, it happens continuously, or happens several times between the beginning and end of that period or event.
Definition of during preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
during. ( ˈdjʊərɪŋ) prep. 1. concurrently with (some other activity): kindly don't sleep during my lectures!. 2. within the limit of (a period of time): during the day. [C14: from duren to last, ultimately from Latin dūrāre to last]
DURING meaning: 1. for the whole of a period of time: 2. at a particular moment in a period of time: . Learn more.
