WHILE

Meaning of WHILE in English

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: whiled ; whil · ing

Date: 1635

: to cause to pass especially without boredom or in a pleasant manner ― usually used with away < while away the time>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Slang English vocab
WHILE — See ↑ ALTHOUGH 1, ↑ DURING 2, ↑ TIME 17, ↑ WHEN 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little while back …
Longman Activator English vocab
WHILE — n. 25B6; noun we chatted for a while : TIME, spell, stretch, stint, span, interval, period; duration, phase; Brit. informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHILE — < programming > The loop construct found in nearly all imperative programming languages which executes one or more instructions (the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
WHILE — conjunction 1 BAD : The Japanese have a tendency to keep silent while meetings. GOOD : The Japanese have a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени a long while a short while for a while for a good while in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — while.ogg 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHILE — 1) в то время как 2) время 3) пока 4) промежуток времени • adjust while running — регулировать на ходу drift while turning — дрейф на …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHILE — бездельничать время, промежуток времени пока, в то время как; несмотря на то, что; тогда как whiles - пока, в то …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHILE — 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little while …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a good while - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a good while - for a while - in a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHILE — 1. _n. время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a while - for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHILE — 1. n. время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a while - for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHILE — бездельничать время, промежуток времени пока, в то время как; несмотря на то, что; тогда как whiles - пока, в то время как while away …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WHILE — 1. _n. время, промежуток времени; a long while долго; a short while недолго; for a while на время; for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени a long while a short while for a while for a good while in …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — durante que. FOR A ~: durante quelc témpor; v. passar
English interlingue dictionary
WHILE — panahon (Conjunction) samtang
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHILE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies rest, quiet …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHILE — (prep.) Until; till.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (conj.) Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (conj.) During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (v. i.) To loiter.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (v. t.) To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed …
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (n.) That which requires time; labor; pains.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — (n.) Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — ( v. t. ) To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( v. i. ) To loiter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( prep. ) Until; till.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( n. ) That which requires time; labor; pains.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( n. ) Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( conj. ) Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — ( conj. ) During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — conj. during, at the same time as; as long as; despite; if
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHILE — prep. until (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHILE — v. spend time; pass time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHILE — n. time; period of time; short time; few moments; effort
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHILE — n. Function: preposition Date: 15th century dialect British : UNTIL
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHILE — n. Function: conjunction Date: 12th century 1 a : during the time that <take a nap while I'm out> b …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHILE — n. Pronunciation: ' hw ī (- ə )l, ' w ī (- ə )l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHILE — ■ noun 1》 ( a ~ ) a period of time. ↘for some time. 2》 ( the ~ ) at …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHILE — while BrE AmE waɪ ə l hwaɪ ə l ▷ whiled waɪ ə ld hwaɪ ə ld ▷ whiles waɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHILE — (ALTHOUGH), [esp. UK] [formal] whilst [conjunction] - despite the fact that; althoughWhile I accept that he's not perfect in many …
Cambridge English vocab
WHILE — Synonyms and related words : albeit, although, amuse, as far as, as long as, at which time, beguile, bit, brighten, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHILE — n. Function: verb to pass time and especially leisure time without boredom or in pleasant ways FF1C; whiled odd hours …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHILE — n. Function: conjunction Synonyms: THOUGH , albeit, although, howbeit, much as, when, whereas
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHILE — n. Function: noun 1 a somewhat indefinite period of time FF1C; sat down to rest for a while FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHILE — I . n. Time, season, space of time. II . ad. 1. During the time that. 2. As long as. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WHILE — I. noun 1. a somewhat indefinite period of time sat down to rest for a while Synonyms: bit, space, spell, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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