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during
/ˈdʊɹɪŋ/
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What does during mean?
preposition
- For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
- At any time or period within a given time interval or while a given event is ongoing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of dure
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- (rare) A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdʊɹɪŋ/
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I have no language to express the high excitement and deep anxiety which were felt among us poor slaves during this time.
His shaved head, showing the conformation of his skull, gave him a criminal look which he had not had during the trial.
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Out of this there arose, during the spring succeeding, a talk in the parish that Gabriel Oak was feathering his nest fast.
Hester Prynne did not now occupy precisely the same position in which we beheld her during the earlier periods of her ignominy.
Hungary's economic reform programs during the Communist era gave it a head start in creating a market economy and attracting foreign investment.