İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. -iken. iken. süre, zaman; -ken; -ken, -e karsin; -e ragmen; (away ile) (zamani) tembelce geçirmek. ıf.iken:prep.sırasında. ıf.iken:prep.sırasında. iken. iken. zaman, vakit, süre. iken, olduğu halde, irken, sırasında, karşın, rağmen, oysa, halbuki.
2. kısa süre; , while boşa geçir, an, be worth while zahmetine değmek, kadar, between whiles zaman zaman, aynı zamanda, bazen, ara sıra, the while o esnada, away geçirmek, f; i, müddet, zaman, süre, vakit.
3. süre. zaman.
4. vakit. zaman. süre. müddet. iken.
5. iken sırasında.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hwIl; akin to Old High German hwIla time, Latin quies rest, quiet
Pronunciation : hwI(&)l, wI(&)l
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century

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1. time; period of time; short time; few moments; effort. spend time; pass time. prep. until (Archaic). conj. during, at the same time as; as long as; despite; if. while\while\, prep. until; till. [obs. or prov. eng. & scot.] i may be conveyed into your chamber; i'll lie under your bed while midnight. & fl.while \while\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. whiled ; p. pr. & vb. n. whiling.] to cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away. the lovely lady whiled the hours away.while \while\ , n. [as. hwīl; akin to os. hwīl, hwīla, ofries. hwīle, d. wigl, g. weile, ohg. wīla, hwīla, hwīl, icel. hvīla a bed, hvīld rest, sw. hvila, dan. hvile, goth. hweila a time, and probably to l. quietus quiet, and perhaps to gr. the proper time of season.
2. cf. quiet, whilom.].
3. space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "all this while." this mighty queen may no while endure. [some guest that] hath outside his welcome while, and tells the jest without the smile. i will go forth and breathe the air a while.
4. that which requires time; labor; pains. [obs.] satan cast him how he might quite her while.
5. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.
6. That which requires time; labor; pains.
7. To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; usually followed by away.
8. To loiter.
9. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
10. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
11. Until; till. a period of indeterminate length marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather".