during

Speech parts

1. during - Verb

2. during - Preposition

3. During - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

meanwhile durant time between over period through under while around within across inside midstream throughout
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Antonyms

out over within away below beyond
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Phrases with the word

during the time during which time not during shift during the day work during the day one partner during lifetime

Anagrams

ungird Durgin

Examples

Do not be upset when people only remember you when they need you. Feel privileged that you are like a candle that comes to their mind during their darkest hours. Nectarios of Aegina

Remember that God, during your prayers, is watching for your affirmative answer to the question which He is inwardly asking you: 'Do you believe I am able to do this?' To which question you must from the depth of your heart reply, 'Yes, Lord' John of Kronstadt

Our faith, trust, and love are proved and revealed in adversities, that is, in difficult and grievous outward and inward circumstances, during sickness, sorrow, and privations. John of Kronstadt

Seamen learn to get to know each other during a storm. Corsican Proverb

It's because the rat knows what he does at night that he doesn't go out during day. Haitian Proverb

The appetite comes during a meal. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Durie Durif Durik during a certain season during a period during a temporary period