while
while
during the time that
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while with Russian translation
while usage examples
Пожалуйста, ведите себя тихо, пока ребёнок спит.
Please stay quiet while the baby sleeps.
Мы разговаривали, пока шли домой.
We talked while we walked home.
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while synonyms
What's the difference between while / during / whilst / meanwhile / as long as / all the while
shows that something happens within a period of time, usually before a noun phrase, not a clause
During the meeting, he stayed quiet.
a more formal or literary form of 'while'
Whilst I agree, I still have doubts.
describes something happening at the same time as something else, but is usually an adverb, not a conjunction
She was cooking; meanwhile, he set the table.
can mean 'during the time that', but often adds a condition ('provided that')
You can stay as long as you are quiet.
emphasizes that something continued throughout the whole period
He smiled all the while she was speaking.
focuses on simultaneity; usually functions as an adverb phrase, not a conjunction
They arrived at the same time.
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How to pronounce while and what this word means
while means while. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce while
/waɪl/
while translation
while
while examples
Please stay quiet while the baby sleeps.
while transcription
/waɪl/, /waɪl/
Questions about this word
while meaning: what does it mean?
during the time that
while pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
while is pronounced as /waɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
while definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Please stay quiet while the baby sleeps. Translation: Пожалуйста, ведите себя тихо, пока ребёнок спит.
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