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Inflections of 'while' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

whiles: v 3rd person singular

whiling: v pres p

whiled: v past

whiled: v past p

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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
while conj	(during the time that)	terwijl vw
	She wrote an email while watching TV.
while conj	(as long as)	terwijl vw
	We should make hay while the sun shines!
while conj	(so long as)	zolang vw
	While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army.
while conj	(although)	hoewel, ook al vw
	While I'm glad he's come to stay with us, I do wish he wouldn't use all the milk!
while conj	(comparison: at the same time as)	terwijl vw
	While the rule changes will benefit spectators somewhat, referees will be really overjoyed.
while n	(time interval)	tijd nw de
	A while passed before she finally came.

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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
tijdje nw het	(korte tijdspanne)	while n
terwijl vw	(gedurende)	while conj
	(UK)	whilst conj
bij vz	(tijdens)	while, during adv

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Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands		Engels
dan kan je lang wachten uitdr.	(dat zal nooit gebeuren)	That's going to take a while! expr
een poosje terug lidw+nw+bw	(niet lang geleden)	a while back adv
een tijdje geleden lidw+nw+bn	(een poosje terug)	a while ago adv
even bw	(kort moment)	just adv
		a while adv
eventjes bw	(kort moment)	a while adv
		momentarily adv
na een poosje vz+lidw+nw het	(na verloop van tijd)	after a while adv
na een tijdje vz+lidw+nw het	(na verloop van tijd)	after a while adv
		after some time adv
pas nog bw	(zeer kort geleden)	a little while ago adv

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Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
after a while adv	(some time later)	na een tijdje, na een poosje bw
	At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache.
for a while adv	(for some time)	een tijdje nw het
	I'm going down to the pub for a while.
in a little while adv	(soon)	spoedig, binnenkort bw
	(Belg.)	seffens bw
	Olivia said that she would be there in a little while.
in a short while adv	(soon)	snel bw
in a short while adv	(within a brief span of time)	in een korte tijd woordgr
in a while adv	(a short time from now)	over een tijdje woordgr
	I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings.
in a while adv	(for an unspecified period)	een tijdje woordgr
	I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days.
once in a while adv	(occasionally)	soms bw
		af en toe bw
	I hear from old school friends once in a while.

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...as/when/while children grow, they have different opportunities for learning. - English Only forum
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...I knew she would annoy me while I'm doing my homework. - English Only forum
...son, while Herman shared honestly about his marital woes. - English Only forum
...while he is good and doesn't get angry for such things. - English Only forum
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''while trying to'' vs ''trying to'' - English Only forum
'after a while' - how long is it in fact? - English Only forum
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'when' for 'while' or 'during'? - English Only forum
'While ...ing' at the beginning of the sentence - English Only forum
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