during

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English

Alternative forms

• dureing (archaic)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, British, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation, British, Ireland, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)ʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈd(j)ɜɹɪŋ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)ʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈd(j)ɜɹɪŋ/
  • (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪʊɹɪŋ(ɡ)/, /ˈdɪʊɹɪn/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹɪŋ
• Hyphenation: dur‧ing

Preposition

during

1. For all of a given time interval; throughout; pending.
2. At any time or period within a given time interval.

Related terms

• durable
• duration
• endure

Translations

Verb

during

1. present participle and gerund of dure

Anagrams

• Durgin, ungird