whilst
English
/waɪlst/, /wʌɪlst/
con
Definitions
- (British) While, at the same time.
Etymology
Suffix from English whiles, while.
Origin
English
while
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwhile English
- betweenwhiles English
- erewhile English
- erstwhile English
- handwhile English
- longwhiles English
- meanwhile English
- nowhile English
- otherwhile English
- somewhile English
- therewhile English
- to-whiles English
- umwhile English
- while English
- whilemeal English
- whilend English
- whilere English
- whiles English
- whilest English
- worthwhile English
- hwīl Old English
- while-løkke Danish