Definitions For Whilst

Conjunction

{{en-con}} (British, rare or literary in North America) while, while, at the same time. : Synonym: while, Thesaurus:while : {{ux, en, Drivers must switch off engines whilst on stand., (instruction on a bus stand sign), inline=1}}

Usage notes

Mostly restrained to use in british english. Rare in North America and may be considered archaic, pedantic, or pompous.

Translations

{{trans-top-see, while, at the same time, while}} Arabic: فِي حِين, بَيْنَمَا Catalan: mentre que Chinese: : Mandarin: 同时 Dutch: terwijl French: tandis que, pendant que Greek: ενώ Hebrew: בזמן ש, sc=Hebr Hungarian: miközben, mialatt Ido: dum ke Indonesian: seraya Maori: keiwhā, koi Portuguese: enquanto Russian: пока́; в то вре́мя, как; во вре́мя Spanish: mientras que Swedish: medan Turkish: Aynı zamanda West Frisian: wylst

Alternative forms

whilest {{qualifier, obsolete}} whylst {{qualifier, obsolete}} whylest {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

from whiles + t. surface analysis while + st + excrescence]]. cognate with {{cog + fy + wylst + + whilst}}. more at whiles.