during

(dʊr'ĭng, dyʊr'-)
prep.

1. Throughout the course or duration of: suffered food shortages during the war.
2. At some time in: was born during a blizzard.

[Middle English, from present participle of duren, to last, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre.]

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IN BRIEF: Throughout some course of time.

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night. — Marilyn vos Savant, American writer, highest IQ ever of 228.

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• Prepositions
• Relative Time - during: (prep) at the same time as, in the time of

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Common misspelling(s) of during

• buring
• durring

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - under, i løbet af

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedurende

Français (French)
prep. - pendant, au cours de, durant

Deutsch (German)
prep. - während, im Laufe von

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - κατά τη διάρκεια

Italiano (Italian)
durante

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - durante

Русский (Russian)
во время, в течение

Español (Spanish)
prep. - durante

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - under

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...的期间, 在...的时候

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...的期間, 在...的時候

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~하는 동안

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 間中, …間に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) خلال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮במשך, בשעת, בעת‬

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