While
Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.
That which requires time; labor; pains.
To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
To loiter.
During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
Until; till.
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While Quotations
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
John Lennon
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Albert Einstein
I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.
Muhammad Ali
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
Abraham Lincoln
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.
Abraham Lincoln
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
Abraham Lincoln
While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
Oscar Wilde
I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.
Mark Twain
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
Mark Twain
While Translations
while in Afrikaans is tydens, vir, terwyl, gedurende
while in Danish is imitlertid
while in Dutch is terwijl, staande, gedurende
while in Finnish is aikana
while in French is tant que, durant, pendant
while in Latin is cum, dum, donec
while in Portuguese is durante, quando
while in Spanish is mientras, durante
while in Swedish is under det att, medan, stund
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