whilom

adverb · adjective · conjunctionA2

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Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

whilome

1.
(not comparable)(archaic except literary) At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
Đồng nghĩa: afore, aforehand, already, antecedently, at one time, before, beforehand, beforetime, ere, erenow, erewhile, erstwhile, erstwhiles, foretime, formerly, in advance, in the past, late, once, precedently, previously, sometime, sometimes, therebefore, while, whilere, whilom, yestertide, yestertime, yet
2.
(not comparable, obsolete)At times, on occasion, sometimes.
Đồng nghĩa: at times, ever and anon, every once in a while, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, intermittently, irregularly, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, while, whilom
3.
(not comparable, obsolete, rare)Preceded by of or this: for some time that has passed.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

whilome

1.
(not comparable)(archaic except literary) At some time in the past; former, sometime.
Đồng nghĩa: erstwhile, quondam, antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile, ex, foregone, former, hitherto, old, olden, past, preceding, precedent, previous, prior, quondam, sometime, used-to-be, whilom
2.
(not comparable, obsolete)Of a person: deceased, late.
Đồng nghĩa: asleep, at rest, blessed, cadaverous, clay-cold, deceased, resting, decomposed, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, fey, gone, good, inanimate, inert, kaput, killed, late, lifeless, living impaired, low, no longer with us, no more, perished, reposing, six feet deep, six feet under, stiff, unalive, unalived, wasted, whilom, with God

conjunction

whilome

1.
During the same time that; while.
Đồng nghĩa: as, when, while, whilom, whilst
2.
Up to the time that; till, until.
Đồng nghĩa: 'til, till, until, unto, while, whilom

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Đồng nghĩa

aforeaforehandalreadyantecedentlyat one timebeforebeforehandbeforetimeere erenowerewhileerstwhileerstwhilesforetimeformerlyin advancein the pastlate once precedently

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English whilom, from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (at one time, once; sometimes), from *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (to rest; peace, rest).