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during

DUR-ing/ˈd(j)ɜɹɪŋ/DYOOR-ing/ˈdjʊəɹɪŋ/

2 meanings of during

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  1. 1
    while (time)preposition
    At some time in a period, or all through it, as in 'during the night'.

    Think of it like a dot placed somewhere inside a box on a calendar.

    The phone rang during the night.

    She fell ill during the holiday.

    UsageUse during before a noun: during lunch. Use while with a verb: while eating, while we ate.

    Similarthroughout, within

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  2. 2
    enduringverbarchaic
    The '-ing' form of dure, an old word for 'last'.
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Origin

From Middle English during, the present participle of the verb duren, meaning "to last."

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