Whilst

Etymology

 * Old English hwīl 'period of time', of Germanic origin, an abbreviation of Old English thā hwīle the 'the while that' with genitive suffix -s and suffix -t.
 * Old English hwīl 'period of time', of Germanic origin, an abbreviation of Old English thā hwīle the 'the while that' with genitive suffix -s and suffix -t.

Conjunction

 * 1)  While, at the same time.

Translations

 * Dutch: terwijl
 * French: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ; в то время, как; во время


 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: Aynı zamanda
 * West Frisian:

Related terms

 * while