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# whilst

«whilst» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **while** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic word

### modern equivalent

while

### part of speech

conjunction

### meaning for a pupil

During the time that; at the same time as. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whilst/#m1)

### how it differs from today

Today "whilst" is an old form of "while", used mainly in British English and sounding old-fashioned; the sense is the same.

### examples

- She put down the candles whilst she got over the stile. (English Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whilst/#x1)
- Whilst they were speaking a fiery dragon came flying through the air. (The Yellow Fairy Book) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whilst/#x2)
- For mercy's sake give up this mad idea and retire whilst you can." (The Arabian Nights Entertainments) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whilst/#x3)

### primary record

while

### tests

manual 10.4; corpora 218 (Torah 0, tales 218, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 3; ratio 3.5 (Torah alone 0.0); Wiktionary archaic (a sense)

### In the corpora

- [Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I withal escape.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2576/)
- [Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.187/)
- [Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.833/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «whilst» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whilst/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.