during
preposition (AT SOME TIME IN) /ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ/
/ˈdʊr.ɪŋ/ Definition
A2 at some time between the beginning and the end of a period: I woke up several times during the night. The programme will be shown on television during the weekend.Points in time
(Definition of during preposition (AT SOME TIME IN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Continuous & permanent
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- Decades, centuries & the millennium
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- Describing people who are old
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durable adjective
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duration noun
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duress noun
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Durex noun
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durian noun
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during preposition (THROUGH)
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durum wheat noun
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dusk noun
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dusky adjective
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dust bowl noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- (in) midstream idiom
- anytime adverb
- as and when idiom
- downstream adverb, adjective
- hour noun
- immediately conjunction
- juncture noun
- later adjective (IN THE FUTURE)
- later adverb
- midway adverb
- moment noun (OCCASION)
- occasion noun
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- one number, determiner (PARTICULAR OCCASION)
- point noun (TIME/PLACE)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- time noun (PARTICULAR POINT)
- time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
- under the wire idiom
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