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preposition (DURING) /ɪn/Definition
A1 during part or all of a period of time: We're going to Italy in April. Some trees lose their leaves in (the) autumn. I started working here in 2009. Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now. Bye, see you in the morning (= tomorrow morning). She was a brilliant gymnast in her youth (= when she was young). How many civilians died in the Vietnam War? This is the first cigarette I've had in three years. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years/ages (= for a long time).Describing when something happened or will happenIn and at in between › between the two times mentioned: I have breakfast at 7.30, lunch at 1.00, and sometimes a snack in between.Between
(Definition of in preposition (DURING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at preposition (PLACE)
- en- prefix
- from within idiom
- in adverb (FROM OUTSIDE)
- in adverb (SPORT)
- in preposition (ARRANGEMENT)
- in preposition (INSIDE)
- in the depth(s) of somewhere idiom
- in your tracks idiom
- in-house adjective, adverb
- inner adjective
- inner circle noun
- innermost adjective
- inside noun
- interior adjective
- internal adjective
- intra- prefix
- therein adverb
- wherein adverb, conjunction
- within preposition, adverb
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