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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
while WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Sense: Conjunction: as long asSynonyms:
whilst (UK) , during , during the time that , during which time , in the time that , as long as , at which time , at the same time that , throughout the time that
Sense: Conjunction: althoughSynonyms:
whereas ,
even though ,
although ,
though Collocations ,
whilst (UK) ,
on the one hand ,
albeit ,
despite ,
in spite of Sense: Noun: period of timeSynonyms:
period Collocations ,
time Collocations ,
period of time ,
spell Collocations (informal) ,
stretch Collocations ,
stint Collocations ,
interval ,
time period ,
moment Collocations ,
long while ,
little while ,
short while ,
fair while ,
bit Collocations (informal)
'while ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
,which, while being bigger, (comma usage) - English Only forum
; while who had done, - English Only forum
; while , [while before a comma] - English Only forum
. . .my mind was never in a holier frame than while I gazed on that . . . - English Only forum
... in a while , once in a while ... - English Only forum
... snacks to be their downfall <when, while > trying to eat - English Only forum
... test the limits of my mind which, while wanting, is holding and ... - English Only forum
... while deepening their identification as Muslims - English Only forum
<<... while the person or thing preceding, to which reference is made, is called...>> - English Only forum
... while they are still under production for OEM. - English Only forum
<..., and, while ...> - English Only forum
...as/when/while children grow, they have different opportunities for learning. - English Only forum
...caveman who’s discovered fire for the first time while ... - English Only forum
...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
...while he <travelled><was travelling> the world. - English Only forum
...while it lasted not to leave... - English Only forum
...while you<'re answering><answer> the questions... - English Only forum
''while trying to'' vs ''trying to'' - English Only forum
'after a while ' - how long is it in fact? - English Only forum
'when' and 'while ' - English Only forum
'when' for 'while ' or 'during'? - English Only forum
'While ...ing' at the beginning of the sentence - English Only forum
'While ' [conjunction vs preposition] - English Only forum
'while ' usage in this particular case. - English Only forum
'While '-clauses - English Only forum
‘A while back’ placement - English Only forum
“While I was busy / Perfecting the art of deflecting compliments .... - English Only forum
“while we [take our things off] - English Only forum
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