English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-whilst.ogg|Audio (US)
a|RP IPA|/waɪlst/, SAMPA|/waIlst/
a|GenAm? IPA|/wɪlst/, SAMPA|/wIlst/
Etymology
From term|whiles < term|while, confer term|amongst and term|amidst.
Conjunction
en-conj
- while|While, at the same time.
Usage notes
Chiefly used in British English.
Translations
trans-top|while, at the same time
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|пока|trpoka|scCyrl
trans-bottom
Related terms
while
References
pedialite|while
R:1913
R:Online Etymology Dictionary
de:whilst
fr:whilst
io:whilst
it:whilst
hu:whilst
fi:whilst
vi:whilst
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