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

More Example Sentences

Work while you work, play while you play, is discipline.

Study while you study, rest while you rest, is discipline.

I stammered for a while. And then told them about an incident during a club event last year.

A girl writes a letter to her pen pal who lives in Japan telling her about school life and her favorite hobbies while sharing photos of her pet cat

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents

A girl writes a letter to her pen pal who lives in Japan telling her about school life and her favorite hobbies while sharing photos of her pet cat that she adopted from a shelter last summer

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully and bring the child back for a follow-up visit next week.

Related Vocabularies

used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned
used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected
except if
used to express a doubt or choice between alternatives
used to link alternatives
for the reason that; since

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