-
1 whilst
-
2 while
conj. tijd; terwijl; hoewel--------n. tijd; tijdsperiode; klein uurtje; moeite--------prep. terwijl--------v. tijd genieten; tijd doen laten omgaanwhile1[ wajl] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; voornamelijk enkelvoud〉♦voorbeelden:worth while • de moeite waardthey will make it worth your while • je zult er geen spijt van hebben(every) once in a while • af en toe, een enkele keerwe haven't seen her for a long while • wij hebben haar lang niet gezienin a little while • binnenkort(for) a while • een tijdje, een ogenblikall the while • de hele tijd————————while2♦voorbeelden:2 while her classmates played games she would go for walks in the countryside • terwijl haar klasgenoten spelletjes deden, ging zij meestal wandelenwhile she has the talent she does not have the perseverance • hoewel ze het talent heeft, zet ze niet door3 the house was tidy while the garden was in perfect order • het huis was netjes en de tuin was ook perfect in orde
См. также в других словарях:
Whilst — Whilst, adv. [From {Whiles}; cf. {Amongst}.] While. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Whilst the emperor lay at Antioch. Gibbon. [1913 Webster] {The whilst}, in the meantime; while. [Archaic.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whilst — W2S2 [waılst] conj BrE formal ↑while … Dictionary of contemporary English
whilst — [ waılst, hwaılst ] conjunction BRITISH FORMAL while … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whilst — late 14c., from WHILE (Cf. while) (q.v.) with adverbial gen. s , and excrescent t (as in amongst, amidst) … Etymology dictionary
whilst — ► CONJUNCTION & ADVERB chiefly Brit. ▪ while … English terms dictionary
whilst — [hwīlst, wīlst] conj. [ME whilest, extended < whiles, WHILES] Chiefly Brit. WHILE … English World dictionary
whilst — while, whilst 1. Both forms are used in BrE, but whilst is not much used in AmE. There is no distinction in usage as regards meaning, although varying grammatical patterns are noted below. 2. The word is a conjunction, and its primary sense is… … Modern English usage
whilst */*/ — UK [waɪlst] / US / US [hwaɪlst] conjunction British formal while He became involved in student politics whilst studying at Nottingham University. Whilst I agree that boxing is dangerous, I also believe that it would be wrong to ban it … English dictionary
whilst — [[t](h)waɪlst[/t]] ♦♦♦ CONJ SUBORD Whilst means the same as the conjunction while. [mainly BRIT, FORMAL or LITERARY] … English dictionary
whilst — conjunction Etymology: Middle English whilest, alteration of whiles Date: 14th century chiefly British while … New Collegiate Dictionary
whilst — /hwuylst, wuylst/, conj. while. [1325 75; ME whilest, equiv. to WHILES + parasitic t as in amongst, amidst] * * * … Universalium