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I. [c red]CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' is also used in formal or literary English, especially British English. 1. If something happens while something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time. Racing was halted for an hour while the track was repaired... Her parents could help with child care while she works. CONJ 2. If something happens while something else happens, the first thing happens at some point during the time that the second thing is happening. The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York... Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current. CONJ 3. You use while at the beginning of a clause to introduce information which contrasts with information in the main clause. The first two services are free, while the third costs ?35.00. = whereas CONJ 4. You use while, before making a statement, in order to introduce information that partly conflicts with your statement. While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large... While the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad. = although CONJ II. [c red]NOUN AND VERB USES (whiles, whiling, whiled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Please look at category 3 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. A while is a period of time. They walked on in silence for a while... He was married a little while ago... Working at low intensity means that you can continue to perform the activity for a long while. N-SING: a N, usu adj 2. You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening. All the while the people at the next table watched me eat. PHRASE: PHR with cl 3. once in a while: see once worth your while: see worth
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwil; akin to Old High German hwila time, Latin quies rest, quiet Date: before 12th century 1. a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition ; time stay here for a ~ 2. the time and effort used (as in the performance of an action) ; trouble worth your ~ II. conjunction Date: 12th century 1. a. during the time that take a nap ~ I'm out b. as long as ~ there's life there's hope 2. a. when on the other hand ; whereas easy for an expert, ~ it is dangerous for a novice b. in spite of the fact that ; although ~ respected, he is not liked 3. similarly and at the same time that ~ the book will be welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general reader — British Book News III. preposition Date: 15th century dialect British until IV. transitive verb (~d; whiling) Date: 1635 to cause to pass especially without boredom or in a pleasant manner — usually used with away ~ away the time ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; waited a while; all this while). 2 (prec. by the) a during some other process. b poet. during the time that. 3 (prec. by a) for some time (have not seen you a while). --conj. 1 during the time that; for as long as; at the same time as (while I was away, the house was burgled; fell asleep while reading). 2 in spite of the fact that; although, whereas (while I want to believe it, I cannot). 3 N.Engl. until (wait while Monday). --v.tr. (foll. by away) pass (time etc.) in a leisurely or interesting manner. --rel.adv. (prec. by time etc.) during which (the summer while I was abroad). Phrases and idioms all the while during the whole time (that). for a long while for a long time past. for a while for some time. a good (or great) while a considerable time. in a while (or little while) soon, shortly. worth while (or one's while) worth the time or effort spent. Etymology: OE hwil f. Gmc: (conj.) abbr. of OE tha hwile the, ME the while that ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) в то время как 2) время 3) пока 4) промежуток времени adjust while running — регулировать на ходу drift while turning — дрейф на циркуляции - while as - while in shipment ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. время; промежуток времени a long while —- долго in a little while —- скоро, вот-вот a while ago —- только что, недавно a long while ago —- давным-давно after a little while —- вскоре, через некоторое время at whiles —- по временам, иногда once in a while —- время от времени quite a while —- разг. довольно долго for a while —- на (некоторое) время we must rest for a while —- мы должны немного передохнуть all the (this) while —- все (это) время 2. (the while) преим. (все) это время he sang to her and looked in her eyes the while —- он пел для нее, все время смотря ей в глаза 3. затраченные усилия и время; беспокойство he will make it worth your while —- он не останется в долгу 4. проводить, коротать (время; обыкн. to while away the time) 5. диал. тянуться (о времени) 6. редк. забываться за каким-л. занятием, отвлекаться to while sorrow —- отвлечься от горестных мыслей 7. диал. до while then —- до тех пор (пока) 8. вводит временные придаточные предложения, выражающие действие, процесс, во время совершения которого что-л. происходит: пока; в то время как; когда while (he was) reading he fell asleep —- за чтением он заснул he had an accident while (he was) coming here —- по дороге сюда с ним произошел несчастный случай finish the work while there is light —- кончайте работу, пока светло 9. вводит временные придаточные предложения, выражающие...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a while - for a good while - in a little while - the while 2. v. - while away 3. cj. 1) пока, в то время как; while in London he studied music - когда он был в Лондоне, он занимался музыкой 2) несмотря на то, что; тогда как; while the book was terribly dull, he would read it to the end - хотя книга была невыносимо скучна, он упрямо продолжал читать ее до конца WHILE away бездельничать; to while away the time (или a few hours) проводить, коротать время ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 conjunction 1 during the time that something is happening (They arrived while we were having dinner. | He got malaria while travelling in Africa.) 2 if something happens while something else is happening, it happens at the same time as it (He was so tired he fell asleep while reading the newspaper.) 3 used to emphasize the difference between two situations, activities etc (That region has plenty of natural resources while this one has none.) 4 used to show that you partly agree with, or accept something but not completely (While she is a likeable girl she can be extremely difficult to work with.) ~2 n a while a period of time, especially a short one (Can you wait a while or do you have to leave right now? | a short/little while) (Bob's only been working here a short while. | for a while) (He sat for a while, thinking about what Janine had said to him. | quite a while (=a fairly long time) | all the while (=all the time)) (- see also once in a while once1 (8), it's worth your while worth1 (5)) ~3 v while away the hours/evening/days etc to spend time in a pleasant and lazy way (We whiled away the summer evenings talking and drinking wine.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, ONCE IN A WHILE. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- O.E. hwil "a space of time," from P.Gmc. *khwilo, from PIE *qwi- "rest." Notion of "period of rest" became in Gmc. "period of time." As a conjunction, it represents O.E. юa hwile юe. Whilst, with adverbial gen. and excrescent -t- (as in amongst, amidst) is late M.E. The O.E. dative form hwilum became now-archaic whilom "at time past." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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