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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ʍaɪl/}}, {{SAMPA|/WaIl/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/waɪl/}}, {{SAMPA|/waIl/}}
* {{audio|en-us-while.ogg|US}}
* {{hmp|wile}}

== Preposition ==
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# If <math>x</math> happens '''while''' <math>y</math> happens, they happen at the same time.
#: ''He fell asleep '''while''' sitting at his desk.''

== Noun ==
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# A '''while''' is a [[short]] [[time]].
#: ''After a '''while''' I will stop working and cook food for us.''

== Verb ==
{{verb|whil|e}}
# If you '''while''' away the time, you spend it doing something not very [[productive]].
#: ''On Sundays, I like to '''while''' away the hours by reading.''

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[[Category:Conjunctions]]
[[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]]

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