different between during vs duking

English

Alternative forms

• dureing (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English during, durynge, durinde, durand, durende, present participle of duren (“to last”), equivalent to dure +? -ing. Compare Dutch gedurende (“during”). More at dure.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?dj?????/, /-?????/
• (Received Pronunciation, UK, Canada, Ireland, General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?d??????/, /-?????/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d????/, /?d???/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Hyphenation: dur?ing

Preposition

during

1. For all of a given time interval.
   • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

     During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
2. At any time or period within a given time interval.

Related terms

• durable
• duration
• endure

Translations

Verb

during

1. present participle of dure

Anagrams

• Durgin, ungird

English

Verb

duking

1. present participle of duke