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whilst
UK /wɪlst/ US /waɪlst/
conj 5adv 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, behind, blond, broken, english, enthusiastic, established, honest
She remained enthusiastic about the project whilst all her colleagues had given up.
VERB + WHILST
became, books, danced, hand, lift, phone, shouldn't, singing
She danced whilst her friends clapped and cheered at the wedding reception.
WHILST + NOUN
-, earth's, economy, floor, goatherd, herrings, it's, jack
She sorted the herrings whilst standing at the kitchen counter.
PREP.
about, from, in, in, off, on, on
She read a book whilst sitting on the train to work.
ADV.
firmly, only
She held firmly to her beliefs whilst everyone around her changed their minds.
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