while

noun · conjunction · preposition · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

whiles

1.
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
He lectured for quite a long while.
It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
Đồng nghĩa: spell, space, spell, throw, while

conjunction

1.
During the same time that.
He was sleeping while I was singing.
Driving while intoxicated is against the law.
I lived in Ávila for two lustra while I was a child.
2.
Although.
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
While I would love to help, I am very busy at the moment.
3.
(Northern England, Scotland)Until.
I'll wait while you've finished painting.
4.
As long as.
While you're at school you may live at home.
While there's quiet I can sleep.

preposition

1.
(Northern England, Scotland)Until.

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verb

V_es/s

whiles

V_ing/Gerund

whiling

V_ed/pp

whiled

1.
(in compounds, transitive)(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.
I whiled away the hours whilst waiting for him to arrive
Đồng nghĩa: idle, laze, lounge
2.
(transitive)To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
3.
(archaic, intransitive)To elapse, to pass.
4.
(alt of, alternative, misspelling)Alternative spelling or misspelling of wile.

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Đồng nghĩa

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (compare wijl, Wiel, Weile, hvile rest, kvila rest, vila rest, hvíla rest) from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (to rest). Cognate with sillë breakfast, tranquillus,, شاد.