during

CEFRA1

/ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/

preposition

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    At some time within a period or event.

  2. 02

    preposition

    Extra detail

    At any time or period within a given time interval.

Examples

  • During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.

  • I discovered something interesting during a family discussion.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/
  • /ˈdɪʊɹɪn/

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of dure

  2. For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

More examples

In context

  • I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

  • I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980s.

  • I lived with my parents during the 1970s.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

blank the long winter, we stayed indoors and read books.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

preposition

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.