EnglishMain Dictionary
during
Universal Words
preposition
1 all through a period of time:
during the 1990s * There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter. * Please remain seated during the performance.
2 at some point in a period of time:
He was taken to the hospital during the night. * I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.
HELPNOTE During is used to say when something happens; for answers the question 'how long?': I stayed in London for a week. * _I_ _s_t_a_y_e_d_ _i_n_ _L_o_n_d_o_n_ _d_u_r_i_n_g_ _a_ _w_e_e_k_.
