English dictionary
while
/hw//aI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
conjunction
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During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, <i>while</i> I write, you sleep.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
ExamplesHe was here for a little while.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one <i>while</i> we thought him innocent.
Source: webster1913
preposition
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Until; till.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by <i>away</i>.
Source: webster1913
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To loiter.
Source: webster1913