during

Everyday

1. During means all through a time: «during the night». tree →
2. During means at some point in a time: «He called during dinner». tree →

In the lessons

marks the time when something happened: during the week, during the game; at school, rules say what to do during lessons, breaks and fire drills; phrases: «during the day», «during the week», «during the holidays», «during class»

Examples

• During the week, she read 40 pages. tree →
• He scored 12 points during the game. tree →
• During the summer, 25 birds visited. tree →
• How many did they sell during the sale? tree →
• Please don't talk during the test. tree →
• Bats sleep during the day. tree →
• We visited Gran during the holidays. tree →
• During a fire drill, walk quietly outside. tree →
• During the night the wolves had eaten it. tree →

Note

A time marker, no operation by itself. Trap: «during each week» gives a rate to multiply by the number of weeks. «during» is followed by a noun, not a verb: «during lunch», not «during we eat».

In Jewish tradition

marks the time when something happened: during the week, during the game; at school, rules say what to do during lessons, breaks and fire drills; phrases: «during the day», «during the week», «during the holidays», «during class»

Examples

• Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Just as the sphere remains the same during the rotation on its axis in its setting and in its rising; yet it appears to us as if it had undergone a great change on account of its different position. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

A time marker, no operation by itself. Trap: «during each week» gives a rate to multiply by the number of weeks. «during» is followed by a noun, not a verb: «during lunch», not «during we eat».