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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
whilst
/hwaɪlst/
meaning
during the time that; at the same time
- “The performers danced whilst singing - they performed extremely well.”Tatoeba
- “Whilst walking on the beach, he found a message in a bottle.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)