Definitions for while
while
while
Spelling: [hwahyl, wahyl]
IPA: /ʰwaɪl, waɪl/
While is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 40 anagrams from letters in while (ehilw).
Definitions for while
noun
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a period or interval of time:
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Archaic. a particular time or occasion.
Idioms
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all the while, at or during this time; all along:
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worth one's while, worth one's time, trouble, or expense:
conjunction
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during or in the time that.
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throughout the time that; as long as.
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even though; although:
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at the same time that (showing an analogous or corresponding action):
preposition
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Archaic. until.
verb (used with object)
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to cause (time) to pass, especially in some easy or pleasant manner (usually followed by away).
Origin of while
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwīl; cognate with Dutch wijl, German weile, Old Norse hvīla, Gothic hweila