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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
gone	times	girl	#331: during	several	either	whether

[ Etymology

Present participle of dure..

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdjʊəɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"djU@rIN/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʊəɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"dU@rIN/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʊərɪŋ
• 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.

2. 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

for all of a given time interval

Danish: i da(da), gennem da(da) Dutch: gedurende nl(nl) Finnish: ajan (postpositional usage) French: durant fr(fr), pendant fr(fr) German: während de(de)

Italian: durante it(it) Portuguese: durante pt(pt) Russian: в течение (v t'ečénije), в (v) Spanish: durante es(es), a lo largo de es(es) Swedish: under hela, genom hela (without interruptions)

within a given time interval

Czech: během cs(cs) Danish: i løbet af, i, under Dutch: tijdens nl(nl), in nl(nl) Finnish: aikana (postpositional usage) French: durant fr(fr), pendant fr(fr) German: während de(de)

Italian: durante it(it) Portuguese: durante pt(pt) Russian: в течение (v t'ečénije), во времена (vo vr'em'ená), при (pri) Spanish: durante es(es), a lo largo de es(es) Swedish: under sv(sv)

[ Related terms

• all during
• durable
• duration
• endure