What does “during” mean?
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prepositionall through a period of time, or at some point within it
The phone rang during dinner.
During at a glance
- Part of speech
- preposition
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ · DUUR-ing
How to use “during” correctly
Use “during” + noun to say when (“during the meeting”), and “for” + time length to say how long (“for two hours”).
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