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Definition while

Etymology

From Old English hw?l, from Proto-Germanic *hw?l? (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile), from Proto-Indo-European *k?yeh?- (“to rest”). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast”), Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit ??? (cirá).

Noun

while (plural whiles)

1. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

Conjunction

while

1. During the same time that.
2. Although.
3. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
4. As long as.
5. (media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity.

Preposition

while

1. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.

Verb

while (third-person singular simple present whiles, present participle whiling, simple past and past participle whiled)

1. (transitive) To pass (time) idly.
2. To loiter.

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