during

preposition
/ˈdjʊərɪŋ/

Meaning

throughout the course of a period of time

Example Sentences

I fell asleep during the movie.

Synonyms

throughout, amid, in, over

Antonyms

before, after, beyond

Collocations

during the day, during the night, during the meeting, during the war

Related Vocabularies

on or immediately after
in the direction of
indicating the person or thing that is accompanying or involved with someone or something else
used to indicate purpose, destination, or recipient
for each, according to
in every part of a place or during the whole time of an event

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