whilst
Meaning of whilst
conjunction
- during the time that; at the same time as.
Michael runs the island co-operative whilst Mary runs the pub
the natural resources are used up whilst the population continues to increase
- whereas (indicating a contrast).
some employers have a relaxed dress code, whilst others insist on formal attire
adverb, conjunction
during which; while.
late Middle English: from whiles + -t as in against.
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Hyphenation of whilst
whilst
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- whilst is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of whilst
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