English-Thai Dictionary

during

PREP ใน ระหว่าง  while pending nai-ra-wang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DURING

ppr. Of dure. Continuing; lasting; holding on; as during life, that is, life continuing; during our earthly pilgrimage; during the space of a year; during this or that. These phrases are the case absolute, or independent clauses; durante vita, durante hoc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DURING

Dur "ing, prep. Etym: [Orig. , p. pr. of dure. ]

 

Defn: In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

during

dur ing |ˈd (y )o͝oriNG ˈd (j )ʊrɪŋ | ▶preposition throughout the course or duration of (a period of time ): the restaurant is open during the day | the period during which he grew to adulthood. • at a particular point in the course of: the stabbing took place during an argument at a party. ORIGIN late Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend, ’ via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last ’ (see duration ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

during

dur ¦ing |ˈdjʊərɪŋ | ▶preposition throughout the course or duration of (a period of time ): the restaurant is open during the day | the period during which he grew to adulthood. • at a particular point in the course of: the stabbing took place during a row at a party. ORIGIN late Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend ’, via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last ’ (see duration ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

during

during preposition the museum is closed during December: throughout, through, in, in the course of, for the time of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

during

during preposition the exhibit attracted 5,000 visitors during January: throughout, through, in, in the course of, throughout the time of, for the time of, in the time of.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

during

dur ing /də́ːrɪŋ |djʊ́ərɪŋ /〖dure (続く )ing (こと )〗前置詞 1 〈特定の期間 出来事 行為など 〉の間じゅう , の間を通して ▸ Japan's economy grew 10 \% a year during the 60s .日本経済は60年代には年間10 \%の成長があった ▸ I can be reached at my office during the day .昼間は事務所にて連絡が取れます ▸ Farmers are busy during harvest time .農家は収穫期の間は多忙だ ▸ during the war 戦争中 2 〈特定の期間 出来事 行為など 〉の間の (ある )時期に , …の間に ▸ Ten thousand people visited the theme park during the weekend .1万人の人が週末の間にそのテーマパークを訪れた ▸ I'll call her during the lunch break .昼休みの間に彼女に電話をします ▸ It's dangerous to smoke or drink during pregnancy .妊娠中の喫煙や飲酒は危険だ ▸ Let's meet during your stay [｟よりくだけて ｠while you are staying ] in Tokyo .東京に滞在中にお目にかかりましょう (!duringは 前置詞 なので ╳ during you are staying in Tokyoとしない; また ╳during staying … と 分詞 を続けることもできない ) .類義 duringとfor, in 1 during はある事が 「特定の期間中に 」起きる 行われることを, for はそれが 「どのくらいの期間 」継続するかを表す. つまりduringはWhen …?(いつ )を, forはHow long …?(どのくらいの間 )を用いた質問に対する答えを表すと考えればよい ▸ We went to visit my grandparents during (the ) summer vacation .夏休み中に祖父母の家を訪れた ▸ We stayed there for [╳during ] three days .私たちはそこに3日間滞在した ▸ An earthquake hit the region during [╳for ] the night .地震がその地域を夜間に襲った (!forの後には通例期間の長さを表す語句がくる ) 2 during も in もある事が 「特定の期間中に 」起きる 行われることを表すが, party, meetingなど 「出来事 行為 」を表す語の場合には通例duringが用いられる ▸ The couple first met during [╳in ] the tour .ふたりはその旅行で初めて出会った