Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition Throughout the course or duration of.
- preposition At some time in.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Duration; existence.
- Lasting; continuing; enduring.
- In the time of; in the course of; throughout the continuance of: as, during life; during our earthly pilgrimage; during the space of a year.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- preposition In the time of; as long as the action or existence of
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- preposition For all of a given time interval.
- preposition At any time or period within a given time interval.
- verb Present participle of
dure .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from present participle of duren, to last, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre; see deuə- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle English during, durynge, durinde, durand, durende, present participle of Middle English duren ("to last"), equivalent to dure + -ing. More at dure.
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takchess commented on the word during
During the ...., serves as an introductory phrase
February 19, 2012