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. --Beau. & Fl.

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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. --Longfellow.

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While \While\, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la, OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la, hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet, and perhaps to Gr. ? the proper time of season. [root]20. Cf. Quiet, Whilom.]

1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. ``All this while.'' --Shak.

This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer.

[Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while, And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge.

I will go forth and breathe the air a while. --Longfellow.

2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]

Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while. --Chaucer.

At whiles, at times; at intervals.

And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim Powers that we dread. --J. H. Newman.

The while, The whiles, in or during the time that; meantime; while. --Tennyson.

Within a while, in a short time; soon.

Worth while, worth the time which it requires; worth the time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.

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While \While\, v. i. To loiter. [R.]

--Spectator.

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While \While\, conj.

1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep. ``While I have time and space.'' --Chaucer.

Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to overload it. --I. Watts.

2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.

While as, While that, during or at the time that. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)