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during¹
- /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ Australia, UK
- /ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ Australia, UK
- /ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹɪŋ/ Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
- /ˈd͡ʒɔː.ɹɪŋ/ Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
- /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
- /ˈd(j)ɝ.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
- /ˈdɪʊɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈdɪʊɹɪn/ Canada, dialectal
Rhymes with -ʊəɹɪŋ
Where it comes from
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.
preposition dureing
- For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending. I lived with my parents during the 1970s.
- At any time or period within a given time interval or while a given event is ongoing. I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980s.
verb dureing
- present participle and gerund of dure
During²
Where it comes from
Anglicisation of German Dühring or Düring.
proper noun Duhring · Duehring · Duering
- A surname. "What a woman she is!" muttered Biddy, stooping to pick up the scattered potatoes, "I don't see what Providence meant, a-putting such a saint along with an ugly, growling man like Mr. During. I believe he's in his second childhood, I do! […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: courts, durant, courses, cours, throughout, being, spent, course, within, inside, pending, with, along, ongoing, counterpart, covering
Translations
Every language
prep within a given time interval
| Español | durante, a lo largo de |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 在……期間 /在……期间 zài...qījiān |
| Português | durante |
| Français | durant, pendant |
| Deutsch | während, unter, in |
| Italiano | durante |
| Ελληνικά | κατά τη διάρκεια katá ti diárkeia |
| Русский | в тече́ние v tečénije, во вре́мя vo vrémja, во времена́ vo vremená, при pri |
| العربية | أَثْنَاءَ ʔaṯnāʔa, مُدَّةَ muddata |
prep for all of a given time interval
| Español | durante, a lo largo de |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | ... 동안 ... dong'an |
| 日本語 | …の間 ... no aida, …のうち ... no uchi |
| 中文 | 在……期間 /在……期间 zài...qījiān |
| Português | durante |
| Français | durant, pendant, au cours de |
| Deutsch | während, unter |
| Italiano | durante, nel corso di |
| Ελληνικά | κατά τη διάρκεια katá ti diárkeia |
| Русский | в тече́ние v tečénije, в продолже́ние v prodolžénije |
| Tiếng Việt | trong, trong lúc, trong khi, trong khoảng |
| العربية | خِلَالَ ḵilāla, فِي fī, أَثْنَاءَ ʔaṯnāʔa, مُدَّةَ muddata, إِبَّان ʔibbān |
| עברית | בְּמֶשֶׁךְ beméshekh |
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@misc{during_2026,
title = {during},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/during},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
