Definitions for during
ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər-dur·ing

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. during(Preposition)

   For all of a given time interval.

   Etymology: Alteration of Dühring or Düring

2. during(Preposition)

   At any time or period within a given time interval.

   Etymology: Alteration of Dühring or Düring

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. During

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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

How to pronounce during?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say during in sign language?

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. Police Chief Art Acevedo:

   Houston Police found plenty of evidence that... showed an extreme interest by( Pappas) in the doctor, if you think about his fascination with the doctor and the fact that he ends up killing this man in cold blood, the only thing Houston Police can think of is the connection between his mother dying over 20 years ago during surgery.

2. Jenny Radesky:

   The advice that I would give to parents is that if they are worrying about their child having some sleep problems, they should consult a specialist, in many cases, these parental worries are indeed part of a normative developmental stage( such as, for example, their child waking up a few times during the night, or having problems falling asleep) but still it would be beneficial to know that, and parents could feel more relaxed ; but in other cases, these are indeed part of a developmental problem.

3. Wagner Said:

   It sends the wrong message. Maybe you're using it as a crutch during a hard month ... you're not going to see changes from that beyond Christmas.

4. Malum Farouk:

   One of the two female bombers, disguised as a male worshipper, joined other Muslim brothers in the mosque at Ummarari-Molai during ... prayers.

5. Sohrab Qaderi:

   It seems that clashes happened between Afghan and foreign forces during a raid or maybe there was a tactical mistake.

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