Meaning of while | Babel Free

Definitions

1. meanwhile
2. During the same time that.
3. To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away.
4. while, whilst, as (at the same time as)
5. Although.
6. worth one's while, worth one's time, trouble, or expense.
7. as long as, so long as (expressing a condition)
8. Until.
   Northern-England, Scotland
9. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.Also used with away:dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), kill, trifle away, waste, wile (away).
   away
10. however much, however many, “the..., the...”
11. As long as.
12. (also whilst (wailst) ).
    also
13. while, whereas (indicating difference)
14. a space of time. It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her. 'n rukkie فَتْرَه، بُرْهَه време um bocado chvíle, doba die Weile stykke tid χρονικό διάστημα algún tiempo; mucho tiempo aeg, tükk aega برای مدتی aika longtemps; quelque temps פֶּרֶק זְמָן समय neko vrijeme, dosta vremena (bizonyos) idő (jangka waktu) lama tími, stund po', momento しばらくの間 (짧은) 시간, 기간, 동안 laiko tarpas, valandėlė labs brītiņš tempoh masa yang tidak pasti poostid, stundchwila, pewien czas um bocado ceva...
15. to pass (time) without boredom. He whiled away the time by reading. spandeer, bestee, verwyl يَقْضي الوَقْت، يَقْتُل الوَقْت прекарвам неусетно passar o tempo strávit sich (die Zeit) vertreiben fordrive περνώ, σκοτώνω την ώρα μου pasar el tiempo/rato aega veetma سپرى کردن kuluttaa aikaa passer לְהַעֲבִיר זְמָן आनंद लेते हुए समय बिताना protratiti vrijeme eltölt (időt) merintang waktu láta tímann líða (passare il tempo) 過ごす 시간이 바쁘게 지나가다 leisti īsināt laiku menghabiskan masa verdoenfordrive, få ...
16. worth one's time and trouble. It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate. die moeite werd, die loon werd جَدير بالوَقْت الذي يُنفَق عَلَيْه заслужавам си valer a pena stát za to der Mühe wert være umagen værd που αξίζει τον κόπο valer la pena tasuma, kasu olema ارزش سپری کردن زمان را نداشتن maksaa vaivan qui vaut la peine (de) שָווֵה לְך लाभदायक biti vrijedan vremena megéri a fáradságot layak menyita waktu, memadai sem borgar sig (che non vale la pena) ～する価値がある ......
17. adv. mientras, un rato, algún tiempo;for a ___ → temporalmente;
18. A period of time: stay for a while; sang all the while. See Usage Note at awhile.
19. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something: The project wasn't worth my while.

Equivalents

Examples

“He was sleeping while I was singing.”

“Driving while intoxicated is against the law.”

“I lived in Ávila for two lustra while I was a child.”

“While the powwow was going on the big woman came back again. She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.”

“While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”

“Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.”

“Ms. Syed, along with many of her American Muslim friends and Islamic-rights advocates, is all too familiar with what many refer to as the stigma of traveling while Muslim.”

“He added that the case took an emotional toll and left him humiliated by the accusations when, in fact, all he had been doing was "gardening while black".”

“This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.”

“While I would love to help, I am very busy at the moment.”

“While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.”

“And while one isolated act of kindness may seem random, it can lead to much more.”

“I'll wait while you've finished painting.”

“To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'.”

“While you're at school you may live at home.”

“While there's quiet I can sleep.”

“Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to load it to excess.”

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