while

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationshwaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwaɪl, waɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwīl, wīl)

Inflections of 'while' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
whiles
v 3rd person singular
whiling
v pres p
whiled
v past
whiled
v past p
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WordReference English-Korean Dictionary © 2025:

주요 번역
영어한국어
while conj (during the time that)~하는 동안
 She wrote an email while watching TV.
 그녀는 TV를 보면서 e-메일을 썼다.
while conj (as long as)~하는 한, ~할 때, ~하는 동안
  ~한 반면
 We should make hay while the sun shines!
 아직 해가 밝을 때 건초를 만들자!
while conj (so long as)~인 동안에
 While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army.
while conj (although)~이긴 하지만
 While I'm glad he's come to stay with us, I do wish he wouldn't use all the milk!
while conj (comparison: at the same time as)~인 동시에, ~인 한편
 While the rule changes will benefit spectators somewhat, referees will be really overjoyed.
while conj (but)반면에
 Even though we do the same job, he makes $50,000 per year while I only make $40,000.
while n (time interval)잠시
 A while passed before she finally came.
 시간이 좀 흐른 후에, 그녀가 마침내 도착했다.
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WordReference English-Korean Dictionary © 2025:

구동사
영어한국어
while [sth] away,
wile [sth] away
vtr phrasal sep
(time: spend idly) (시간)~을 보내다
 I whiled away a few minutes looking in shop windows.
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WordReference English-Korean Dictionary © 2025:

복합형태:
영어한국어
a while ago adv (short time in the past)얼마 전에
 A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun.
after a while adv (some time later)잠시 후에
 At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache.
 처음에는 아무 통증도 느껴지지 않았지만 잠시 후에 그는 팔이 아프기 시작했다.
all the while expr (at the same time, meanwhile)그동안 계속
 He said he was working hard at the university but all the while he was going to the race track.
every once in a while expr (occasionally)때때로, 가끔, 간혹
 Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym.
for a while adv (for some time)당분간
 I'm going down to the pub for a while.
in a little while adv (soon)곧, 조만간
 Olivia said that she would be there in a little while.
in a short while adv (soon)곧, 금방, 잠시후
in a short while adv (within a brief span of time)이내, 얼마 안 가서
in a while adv (a short time from now)잠시 후에, 금방
 I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings.
in a while adv (for an unspecified period)한동안
 I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days.
a little while n informal (short time)잠시, 잠깐
 It will only take me a little while to finish this book.
once in a while adv (occasionally)가끔, 이따금
 I hear from old school friends once in a while.
quite a while adv (a considerable time)꽤 오래
 It has been quite a while since I last saw him.
for quite a while adv (for a considerable time)꽤 오랫동안
 I haven't seen him for quite a while.
take a while v expr informal (be fairly time-consuming)시간이 걸리다, 시간이 필요하다
 It takes a while to get back to full health after a bout of the flu.
 John was deep in thought, so it took a while for him to realise that the woman was speaking to him.
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