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   during

   /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/

   preposition

   • 1. throughout the course or duration of (a period of time): "the restaurant is open during the day"
   • ▪ at a particular point in the course of: "the stabbing took place during a row at a party"

   Word Origin late Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend’, via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last’ (see duration).

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • D

     2

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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