during
preposition (THROUGH) /ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ/
/ˈdʊr.ɪŋ/ Definition
A2 from the beginning to the end of a particular period: They work during the night and sleep by day. There were huge advances in aviation technology during the Second World War. → Compare while conjunctionSimultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence
(Definition of during preposition (THROUGH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompany verb (GO WITH)
- all the while idiom
- along the way idiom
- alternate adjective
- back noun (FURTHEST PART)
- back-to-back adjective (CONTINUOUS)
- in tandem idiom
- in the process idiom
- live adjective (AS IT HAPPENS)
- no sooner ... than idiom
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- once conjunction
- over preposition (DURING)
- parallel adjective (SIMILAR)
- sync noun
- the minute (that) idiom
- through preposition, adverb (TIME)
- throughout preposition, adverb
- together adverb (AT THE SAME TIME)
- under preposition (EXPERIENCING)
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Simultaneous and consecutive
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