whilst

adverb · conjunctionA2

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Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

whilestwhylst

Superlative

whylest

1.
(not comparable)(archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.

conjunction

whilestwhylstwhylest

1.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, literary or somewhat rare in North America) Synonym of while.

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Đồng nghĩa

while whiles

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Late Middle English whilst, whilest, qwhilste Northern England, quilest Northwest Midlands, from whiles + -t. Whiles is derived from whiles (period of time, a while) (probably from the second element of adverbs and conjunctions like otherwhiles and somewhiles), from while (period of time, a while) + -s;