while (noun)

  • 1while — ► NOUN 1) (a while) a period of time. 2) (a while) for some time. 3) (the while) at the same time; meanwhile. 4) (the while) literary during the time that. ► …

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  • 2while — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, short ▪ fair, good, long, some ▪ Things continued quiet for some while …

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  • 3while — noun 1》 (a while) a period of time.     ↘for some time. 2》 (the while) at the same time; meanwhile.     ↘literary during the time that. conjunction 1》 at the same time as. 2》 whereas (indicating a contrast).     ↘although. related adverb during… …

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  • 4while loop — noun A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed only while a certain condition continues to be met. :Example (from C++) …

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  • 5Noun class — Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness Degree of comparison Evidentiality Focus …

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  • 6while — while1 [ waıl, hwaıl ] conjunction *** 1. ) at a moment during the time that something is happening: Someone called while you were out. While in Australia, she met and married Bert. She had sprained her ankle while playing tennis. 2. ) at the… …

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  • 7while — I [[t](h)waɪl[/t]] CONJUNCTION USES ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t](h)wa͟ɪl[/t]] for meaning 4. The form whilst is also used in formal or literary English, especially British English.) 1) CONJ SUBORD If something happens while something else is… …

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  • 8while — 1 /waIl/ 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 …

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  • 9while — I UK [waɪl] / US / US [hwaɪl] conjunction *** 1) at a moment during the time that something is happening Someone called while you were out. While in Australia, she met and married Bert. She had sprained her ankle while playing tennis. 2) at the… …

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  • 10while*/*/*/ — [waɪl] conjunction I 1) during the time that something is happening Someone called while you were out.[/ex] 2) used when comparing things, situations, or people and showing how they are different While most children learn to read easily, some… …

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