⏳

while

conjunction

/waɪl/

Meaning

during the time that something is happening

She was reading while waiting for the bus.

as, when, during

none

while waiting, while studying, while traveling

in spite of the fact that; even though

used to introduce the second element in a comparison

for the reason that; since

used to introduce a condition or supposition

used to link alternatives

used to connect two negative alternatives