Meaning

  1. while, during the same time that
  2. whereas

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛrˈʋɛi̯l/
Etymology

In summary

From now-obsolete terwijlen, from Middle Dutch terwilen, a shortening of ter wilen dat (“at the moment that”). See also wijl.

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