different between midst vs during

English

Alternative forms

• midest, middest, middis, middst, myddest, mydest, myddis, myddst, mydst (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English in middes (“in the middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?dst/, [m?dst], [m?tst]
• Rhymes: -?dst

Noun

midst (plural midsts)

1. (often literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

Synonyms

• centre, center, middle

Translations

Preposition

midst

1. (rare) Among, in the middle of; amid.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:midst.

Synonyms

• amid
• amidst

Derived terms

• in the midst of
• in one's midst

Translations

Anagrams

• DTIMs, MSTID, Smidt

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