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Definitions for during
ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər-dur·ing

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Wiktionary

  1. duringpreposition

    For all of a given time interval.

  2. duringpreposition

    At any time or period within a given time interval.

  3. Etymology: Alteration of Dühring or Düring

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Duringprep.

    This word is rather a participle from dure; For the time of the continuance of; while any thing lasts.

    If during his childhood he be constantly and rigorously kept from drinking cold liquor whilst he is hot, forbearance grows into a habit. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. during

    During means throughout the course or duration of a particular period of time or event. It refers to the time throughout which something occurs, happens, or takes place.

Webster Dictionary

  1. During

    in the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year

  2. Etymology: [Orig., p. pr. of dure.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. During

    dū′ring, prep. for the time a thing lasts: in the course of. [Orig. pr.p. of obs. dure, to last.]

Editors Contribution

  1. during

    A period of time.

    During the flight everyone was calm and peaceful, it was such a lovely feeling.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DURING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, During is ranked #58876 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The During surname appeared 344 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname During.

    54.3% or 187 total occurrences were White.
    40.1% or 138 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'during' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #173

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'during' in Written Corpus Frequency: #570

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of during in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of during in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of during in a Sentence

  1. Antonio García Martínez:

    I did not ‘part ways’ with Apple. I was fired by Apple in a snap decision, apple has issued a statement that clearly implies there was some negative behavior by me during my time at Apple. That is defamatory and categorically false.

  2. Shane Day:

    As a matter of practice the National Center for Medical Intelligence does not comment publicly on specific intelligence matters, however, in the interest of transparency during this current public health crisis, we can confirm that media reporting about the existence/release of a National Center for Medical Intelligence Coronavirus-related product/assessment in November of 2019 is not correct. No such NCMI product exists.

  3. The FDA:

    The FDA remains committed to advancing the nation's public health during this unprecedented pandemic. Authorizing these monoclonal antibody therapies may help outpatients avoid hospitalization and alleviate the burden on our health care system.

  4. Jonathan Miller:

    If you look at market share of two-year leases, 56.3%, that is the highest since June of 2021 during the rocket ship of rental activity, what that says to me is that the consumer expects rents to rise going forward and they are locking in rent now as a protection.

  5. Grace Lee:

    I would say kids have been the most adaptable during the pandemic. So I'm less worried about that piece of it, my hope is that we make schools a safe and equitable place to continue to learn and that we support our children, no matter what happens.

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