while in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
while in Kashmiri कॉशुर
while in Sindhi سنڌي
while in English
- while⇄expr. between whiles, at times; at intervals.
Ex. A sort of ... dashing (as it were) of waves, and between whiles, a noise like that of thunder (George Berkeley). - while⇄expr. once in a while, now and then.
Ex. We see him once in a while. - while⇄expr. the while, during the time; in the meantime.
Ex. They danced and sang the while. Top athletes will do their eight months of compulsory military training in these platoons and enjoy major mollycoddling the while (Sports Illustrated). - while⇄expr. worth (one's) while, worth (one's) time, attention, or effort.
Ex. If you help me with the painting, I'll make it worth your while--I'll pay you ten dollars. - while⇄noun 1. a space of time; time.
Ex. quite a while. He kept us waiting a long while. The postman came a while ago.
2. (Archaic.) a particular time at which something occurs or is done; occasion.
3. (Obsolete.) the time spent (and hence - while⇄prep. (Archaic or Dialect.) until.
- while⇄v.t. to pass or spend in some easy or pleasant manner.
Ex. The children while away many afternoons on the beach. - while⇄while, noun, conjunction, verb, whiled,whiling,preposition.