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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. Jonathan Wilson:

    Just moving through different spots in feed mills now you have to disinfect, change clothes, fill in forms, i never saw this during bird flu in 2013, this is a big improvement.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    It was a privilege to engage with American heroes in uniform on the ground in South Korea, led by General Paul LaCamera, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea. During visits to the Demilitarized Zone/Joint Security Area( DMZ/JSA) and Osan Air Base, we conveyed the gratitude of the Congress and the Country for the patriotic service of our Servicemembers, who stand as sentinels of Democracy on the Korean Demilitarized Zone peninsula.

  3. Allison Forti:

    Holding on to rigid patterns of thinking exacerbates stress and anxiety, flexibility is required during this time of uncertainty and rapid change.

  4. Donald Trump:

    A little more than three months since President Obama has left office, much of the economic and social progress we saw under his watch is under imminent threat, during the Obama era, the economy added 15 million new jobs, the Black unemployment rate dropped and the high school graduation rate for African-Americans soared.

  5. Leslie Wagner-Wilson:

    This was the late ‘60s, during the love and peace movement, a lot of drugs, which my sister Michelle became involved in. Acid, LSD… My mother was told by a friend about an organization, Peoples Temple, that had a great drug rehab program. That’s how we got involved.

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