different between while vs fot

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)

1. 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

1. 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.
2. 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.

3. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.

4. 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.

5. (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

1. (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)

1. (transitive) to while away the time / hours; to pass (time) idly

   Synonyms: idle, laze, lounge
2. To loiter.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spectator to this entry?)

   Synonyms: hang around, linger

3. (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.

Synonyms

• (loiter): see also Thesaurus:loiter

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ot

Verb

fot

1. third-person singular present indicative form of fotre
2. second-person singular imperative form of fotre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fote, foot, fod, foote, vot, foit, fut, fo?t, fout

Etymology

From Old English f?t, from Proto-West Germanic *f?t, from Proto-Germanic *f?ts, from Proto-Indo-European *p?ds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo?t/

Noun

fot (plural feet or fot or fotes)

2. A foot (appendage used for motion and support)
3. The use of one's feet (to move or stand).
4. An animal's track or prints.
5. One of a set of units of measurement:
   1. foot (unit for measuring length)
   2. square foot (unit for measuring area)
   3. (prosody) A metrical foot
6. The bottom or foundation of something (e.g. stairs):
   1. The foot (leg-like support) of a table or chair.
   2. The end of a bed or tomb (where the foot rests).
7. (figuratively) An individual; a human.

Usage notes

By far the most common plural form is feet; fotes is relatively rare, and fot is usually only used in contexts of the unit of length.

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: foot
• Scots: fut, fute, fuit, fit
• Yola: voote

References

• “f??t, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-17.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *f?ts, from Proto-Indo-European *p?ds.

Noun

fot m (definite singular foten, indefinite plural føtter, definite plural føttene)

1. (anatomy) a foot
2. a foot (unit of measurement = 12 inches)

Derived terms

References

• “fot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *f?ts, from Proto-Indo-European *p?ds. Akin to English foot, Latin p?s, and Ancient Greek ???? (poús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu?t/

Noun

fot m (definite singular foten, indefinite plural føter, definite plural føtene)

1. (anatomy) a foot
2. a foot (unit of measurement: 12 inches)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• “fot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *f?t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo?t/

Noun

f?t m (nominative plural f?t)

1. a foot, in the following senses:
   1. (anatomy) an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion

   2. a unit of length, especially a third of a yard

   3. the base or bottom of something

   4. (prosody) a metrical foot

Declension

Derived terms

• fiþerf?t
• f?tl??
• f?tm?lum
• hw?tf?t
• wannf?t

Descendants

• Middle English: fot, foot
  • English: foot
  • Scots: fut, fute, fuit, fit
  • Yola: voote

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *f?t, from Proto-Germanic *f?ts, from Proto-Indo-European *p?ds.

Noun

fot m

1. foot

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vôt
  • Low German:
    • German Low German: Voot

      Hamburgisch: Foot

      Westphalian:

      Lippisch: Féut m

      Ravensbergisch: Feot

      Westmünsterländisch: Foot

      Märkisch: Faut

  • Plautdietsch: Foot

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish f?ter, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *f?ts, from Proto-Indo-European *p?ds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu?t/

Noun

fot c

1. (anatomy) a foot; the body part touching the ground while standing or walking
2. a foot; the part of something which is in contact with the underlying surface
3. a foot; the end opposite to the head or the top
4. a foot (length measurement unit; with various definitions)

Declension

Antonyms

• huvud
• topp

Derived terms

References

• fot in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French forêt.

Noun

fot (nominative plural fots)

1. forest

Declension