during
For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
Preposition
- 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.
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all...
- At any time or period within a given time interval.
- I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980s.
- Many of the best examples were produced during the Restoration.
- I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a...
Origin
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.
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Verb
- present participle and gerund of dure