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while
English
Etymology
From Old English hw?l, from Proto-West Germanic *hw?lu, from Proto-Germanic *hw?l? (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile), from Proto-Indo-European *k?yeh?- (“to rest”). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast”), Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit ??? (cirá), Persian ???? (š?d).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?l/, /wa?l/
- (in accents without the "wine-whine" merger)
- (in accents with the "wine-whine" merger)
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
while (plural whiles)
- An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
Synonyms
- spell; see also Thesaurus:uncertain period
Related terms
- in a while
- once in a while
- while loop
Translations
Conjunction
while
- During the same time that.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- Although.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- As long as.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to load it to excess.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- (media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity.
Usage notes
- See whilst.
Synonyms
- (during the same time that): whilst; see also Thesaurus:while
- (although): as much as; see also Thesaurus:even though
- (until): till; see also Thesaurus:until
- (as long as): provided that, providing, so long as
Translations
Preposition
while
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.
Verb
while (third-person singular simple present whiles, present participle whiling, simple past and past participle whiled)
- (transitive) to while away the time / hours; to pass (time) idly
- Synonyms: idle, laze, lounge
- To loiter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spectator to this entry?)
- Synonyms: hang around, linger
- (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
Synonyms
- (loiter): see also Thesaurus:loiter
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
while From the web:
- what while mean
- what while loop
- what while loop in c
- what while high
- what while you were sleeping
- what while in java
- what while statement
- what while do
era
English
Alternative forms
- æra (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin aera.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: îr'?, IPA(key): /?????.?/
- Rhymes: -????
- (US) enPR: ?r'?, IPA(key): /???.?/
- Homophone: error (in non-rhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -???
Noun
era (plural eras)
- A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
- (geology) A unit of time, smaller than eons and greater than periods.
Synonyms
- (time period of indeterminate length): age, epoch, period
- See also Thesaurus:era
Coordinate terms
- (geological time units) supereon, aeon/eon, era, period, epoch, age/sub-epoch
Hyponyms
- (cosmological time unit): stelliferous era, degenerate era, black hole era
- (geological time unit): Cenozoic era, erathem, Mesozoic era, Paleozoic era
Translations
Anagrams
- 'ear, ARE, Aer, EAR, REA, Rae, Rea, aer-, are, aër-, ear, rea
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin aera.
Noun
era f (plural eres)
- era (time period)
Synonyms
- época
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ???? (éra), ultimately from Late Latin aera.
Noun
era (definite accusative eran?, plural eralar)
- era
Declension
Further reading
- “era” in Obastan.com.
Basque
Noun
era inan
- manner
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?e.??/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?e.?a/
- Rhymes: -e?a
Etymology 1
From Late Latin aera.
Noun
era f (plural eres)
- era (time period)
- Synonym: època
Etymology 2
From Old Occitan, inherited from Latin ?rea (“open space; threshing floor”). Compare the borrowed doublet àrea.
Noun
era f (plural eres)
- Small section of arable land destined for cultivation.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
era
- first-person singular imperfect indicative form of ser
- third-person singular imperfect indicative form of ser
Further reading
- “era” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “era” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “era” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “era” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chuukese
Verb
era
- (intransitive) to say
Related terms
- ereni
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.ra?/
- Hyphenation: era
- Rhymes: -e?ra?
Noun
era f (plural era's)
- era, age, epoch
- Synonyms: eeuw, tijdperk
- (dated) era, calendar
- Synonym: jaartelling
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?era/
- Hyphenation: er?a
- Rhymes: -era
Adjective
era (accusative singular eran, plural eraj, accusative plural erajn)
- adjective form of ero (“bit, piece”).
Fala
Verb
era
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of sel
Galician
Verb
era
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
Interlingua
Noun
era (plural eras)
- era
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin aera.
Noun
era f (plural ere)
- age, epoch, period
- (geology) era
Verb
era
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere
See also
- epoca
- età
Anagrams
- are, rea
Ladino
Verb
era (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ?????)
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
Latin
Alternative forms
- hera
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?e.ra/, [???ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?e.ra/, [?????]
Noun
era f (genitive erae, masculine erus); first declension
- mistress (of a house, with respect to the servants)
Declension
First-declension noun.
Luganda
Conjunction
era
- and then (only used for occurrences in chronological order)
See also
- ne
References
The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 95.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
era
- (archaic or dialectal) plural present of vera
Occitan
Article
era f
- feminine singular of eth
Pronoun
era
- (Gascony) she
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ai?u, from Proto-Germanic *aiz?.
Noun
?ra f
- honour
- dignity
Derived terms
- un?ra
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: êre
- Dutch: eer
- Afrikaans: eer
- Limburgish: ieër
- Dutch: eer
Further reading
- “?ra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ai?u, from Proto-Germanic *aiz?, whence also Old English ?r, Old Norse eir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.ra/
Noun
?ra f
- honour
- renown
- respect
Declension
Descendants
- German: Ehre
References
- Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer with grammar, notes and glossary, Second Edition
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ai?u, from Proto-Germanic *aiz?, whence also Old English ?r, Old Norse eir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.r?/
Noun
?ra f
- honour
- renown
- glory
Declension
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????a/, /?t??a/
Noun
era
- name
Usage notes
- The stem era could never be used inside a sentence without a prefix. The absolute form tera was used whenever the noun was not possessed.
References
- LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ra/
Noun
era f
- era
Declension
Related terms
- n.e., p.n.e.
Further reading
- era in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- era in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /??.??/
- Hyphenation: e?ra
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- Homophones: hera, Hera
- Rhymes: -?ra
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ser (“to be”).
Verb
era
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
Etymology 2
From Late Latin aera.
Noun
era f (plural eras)
- era (time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year)
- Synonym: época
- (archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)
- Synonym: idade
- (geology) era (unit of time, smaller than aeons and greater than periods)
Derived terms
Rapa Nui
Pronoun
era
- that
Romanian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [je?ra]
Verb
era
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of fi: he/she was (being)
- el era pierdut
- he was lost
- el era sarcastic
- he was being sarcastic
- el era pierdut
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?era]
Noun
era f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of er?
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-êra (infinitive kwêra, perfective -êze)
- be white
- be pure, be innocent
- be holy
- be ripe
Derived terms
- icyumweru / icumweru (“week”)
- umwera (“white person”)
- umweru (“something white”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin aera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ra/
- Hyphenation: e?ra
Noun
éra f (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- era
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e?ra
Etymology 1
see ser
Verb
era
- First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of ser.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of ser.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) imperfect indicative form of ser.
See also
- estaba
Etymology 2
From Late Latin aera.
Noun
era f (plural eras)
- era, age
- (geology) era
Etymology 3
Inherited from Latin ?rea. Compare the borrowed doublet área.
Noun
era f (plural eras)
- threshing floor
- tipple
Swedish
Alternative forms
- edra (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e?ra/
- Hyphenation: e?ra
Etymology 1
From Old Norse yðr, yðar, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz.
Pronoun
era (singular form er)
- your, yours (multiple owners of more than one object)
- you (only in this use:)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Latin aera.
Noun
era c
- era
Declension
Anagrams
- -are, rea
Tause
Noun
era
- water
See also
- ira (Weirate and Deirate dialects)
References
- Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172
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