Definitions for whilst
ʰwaɪlst, waɪlstwhilst

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1. whilst(Conjunction)

   While, at the same time.

Origin: From . Cognate with wylst. More at whiles.

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1. Whilst(adverb)

   while

Origin: [From Whiles; cf. Amongst.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1808

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1931

How to pronounce whilst?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say whilst in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of whilst in a Sentence

1. Cometan:

   Puzzled Peter ponders whilst prepping parsley and parsnips for people Peter poorly held preference.

2. Peter Long:

   Whilst we haven't made a final decision at this point the likley outcome is that we will enter a sale process.

3. Plutarch:

   All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

4. Tom Stoddard:

   We are pleased to receive internal model approval which, whilst expected, is the final major step before our adoption of Solvency II.

5. Kent Police:

   Rail passengers are advised to expect significant delays whilst the vehicle is being recovered and fumes are cleared from the tunnels.

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