while

conjunction
/waɪl/

Meaning

during the time that something is happening

Example Sentences

She was reading while waiting for the bus.

Synonyms

as, when, during

Antonyms

none

Collocations

while waiting, while studying, while traveling

Related Vocabularies

Used to connect words or sentences that are to be taken jointly.
for the reason that; since
in spite of the fact that; even though
used to connect two negative alternatives
used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected
Although; even though.

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