Definition of During

1. prep. In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.

Definition of During

1. Proper noun. (rare) (surname) ¹

2. Preposition. For all of a given time interval. ¹

3. Preposition. At any time or period within a given time interval. ¹

4. Verb. (present participle of dure) ¹

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Definition of During

1. throughout the duration of [prep]

Lexicographical Neighbors of During

duresses
duressor
duressors
dureth
durga
durgan
durgans
durgier
durgiest
durgy
durian
durian tree
durians
duricrust
duricrusts
during (current term)
durio
durion
durions
duripan
duripans
durity
durmast
durmasts
durn
durn tootin'
durn tooting
durndest
durned
durneder

Literary usage of During

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana (1897)
"sailing down the coast during the day and following night, ... that it is highly dangerous to lie near the shore during the southeaster season; that is, ..."

2. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"I.—Three stages of intellectual development during the Revolution, ... The note of American literature during this period is its concern with the problems ..."

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