WHILE
\wˈa͡ɪl], \wˈaɪl], \w_ˈaɪ_l]\
Definitions of WHILE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
By Princeton University
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During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
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Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
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Until; till.
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To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; - usually followed by away.
By Oddity Software
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During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
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Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
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Until; till.
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To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; - usually followed by away.
By Noah Webster.
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A period of time; time or pains required to do something; used in the expressions, worth while, and worth one's while.
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To spend, as time.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A space of time.
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During the time that: at the same time that, as long as.
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To cause to pass without irksomeness (with away).
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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