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How to pronounce “while”
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Pronunciation guide for while
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of while with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
You know, I was thinking about all of this a while ago,
- Definition summary
- An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce while
Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
You know, I was thinking about all of this a while ago,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “while”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- [Conjunction]
- During the same time that.
- Although.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- As long as.
- [Preposition]
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.
- (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
- (intransitive, archaic) To elapse, to pass.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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