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English

rank|gone|times|girl|331|during|several|either|whether

Etymology
present participle of|dure.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�dj��ɹɪ�/, SAMPA|/"djU@rIN/
(General American|US) IPA|/�d��ɹɪ�/, SAMPA|/"dU@rIN/
audio|en-us-during.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��rɪ�|-��rɪ�
Hyphenation: dur·ing

Preposition
during

1. For all of a given time interval. Also all during.

#: I lived with my parents during the 1970's.
#: The shop was one of the few able to stay open during the war.

1. Within a given time interval.

#: I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980's.
#: Many of the best examples were produced during the Restoration.

Translations
trans-top|for all of a given time interval
Danish: i#Danish|i, gennem
Dutch: gedurende
Finnish: ajan (postpositional usage)
French: durant, pendant
German: während
trans-mid
Portuguese: durante
Russian: в �е�ение (v t'e�énije), в (v)
Spanish: t|es|durante, t|es|a lo largo de
Swedish: under hela, genom hela (without interruptions)
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trans-top|within a given time interval
Czech: b�hem
Danish: i løbet af, i#Danish|i, under#Danish|under
Dutch: tijdens, in#Dutch|in
Finnish: aikana (postpositional usage)
French: durant, pendant
German: während
trans-mid
Portuguese: durante
Russian: в �е�ение (v t'e�énije), во в�емена (vo vr'em'ená), п�и (pri)
Spanish: t|es|durante, t|es|a lo largo de
Swedish: under#Swedish|under
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ttbc|Hungarian: közben
ttbc|Ido: dum
ttbc|Italian: durante
mid

Related terms
all during
durable
duration
endure

Category:English prepositions
Category:Time

et:during
fr:during
io:during
it:during
hu:during
pl:during
pt:during
simple:during
fi:during
sv:during
te:during
vi:during
zh:during

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