while

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
2. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
3. (Philippines) An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

Conj

1. During the same time that.
2. Although.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland) Until.
4. As long as.

Prep

Until.

Verb

1. (in-compounds, transitive) To pass (time) idly.
2. (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To elapse, to pass.

Verb

Alternative spelling or misspelling of wile.

Concepten

terwijl

staande

onder

tijdje

poos

gedurende

voor

tijd

⌚

momentje

een hele tijd

tijd

moment

poosje

tijdens

tot

wijl

terwijl

tijdens

duur

💰

Synoniemen

when

during

as

time

⌚

whilst

whereas

moment

for

although

at the same time

period

though

meanwhile

until

instant

notwithstanding

but

even though

meantime

in spite of

hour

after

as soon as

at the time

even if

throughout

whiles

spell

despite

in

as long as

simultaneously

piece

on

🔛

and

because

under

at

till

in the meantime

still

a little while

if

since

then

however

season

patch

pending

second

2nd

Vertalingen

während

mientras

mentre

tandis que

rato

pendant que

durante

moment

pendant

Weile

dum

alors que

ενώ

durée

tempo

⌚

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʍaɪl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: whyle

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hwīl

Verwant aan Nederlands: wijl

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: Wiel

Verwant aan Duits: Weile

Verwant aan Deens: hvile

Verwant aan Noors - Bokmål: hvile

Verwant aan Albanees: sillë

Verwant aan Latijn: tranquillus

Verwant aan Sanskriet: चिर

Verwant aan Perzisch: شاد

In summary

From Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile, Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast”), Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit चिर (cirá), Persian شاد (šâd).

Zinnen

Some went away while I was there , and other people came .

Sommigen gingen weg terwijl ik daar was, en andere mensen kwamen.

Mary told me that she got to meet up with you while she was back in San Francisco .

Mary vertelde me dat ze je ontmoette terwijl ze terug was in San Francisco.

They went on smoking the pipe for a while as the sun began to set .

Ze gingen de pijp een tijdje roken toen de zon begon te ondergaan.

While growing up , she heard folk-country, classical , and pop music at home .

While Little Caesars owns the Pizza !

Terwijl Little Caesars de pizza bezit!

While tremendously popular in his day , his plays are rarely revived .

Hoewel enorm populair in zijn tijd, zijn zijn toneelstukken zelden nieuw leven ingeblazen.