【while】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hwile," and "hwil." It carries the basic meaning of "while." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "while"]
meanwhile ****[1746] at or during the same time; in the meantime
while ****[827] If something happens while something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time.
whilst **[3442] while
[WORD ROOT]root while
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] while
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) hwile, hwil
[MEANING]root while
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 hwile [accusative of hwil]
- 【Old English】 hwil [ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwilo] a space of time, period of time, a while
- 【Old Norse】 hvila bed
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meanwhile ★★★★[1746] noun from meanwhile 〈 while
【DEFINITION】 at or during the same time; in the meantime
【SYNONYM】 meantime
【COMPOSITION】 mean + while
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mean(medi); middle ⑵ while; while
【Etymology】 《Old English hwil》 [ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwilo] a space of time, period of time, a while
【First Known Meaning】 mean time, the interval between one specified period and another
while ★★★★[827] conjuction from while
【DEFINITION】 ① If something happens while something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time.
② If something happens while something else happens, the first thing happens at some point during the time that the second thing is happening.
③ You use while at the beginning of a clause to introduce information which contrasts with information in the main clause.
【SYNONYM】 when, whilst
【ROOTs】 while; while
【Etymology】 《Old English hwil》 [ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwilo] a space of time, period of time, a while
whilst ★★[3442] conjuction from while
【DEFINITION】 while
【SYNONYM】 while
【ROOTs】 ⑴ whil(while); while ⑵ s; genitive suffix ⑶ t; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hwil》 [ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwilo] a space of time, period of time, a while
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
where
well
weigh
week
weak
way
watch
ware
ward-
wait
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