adv
Meaning 1
sometimes; at times
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
whiles
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Sound
Pronunciation
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wīlz h
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/(h)waɪlz/
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rhymes with -aɪlz
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homophone: wiles (wine–whine merger)
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CMU ARPABET: W AY1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W AY1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
meanwhile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, not-comparable
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conj
Meaning 3
while, whilst
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of while
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of while
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
From while (noun) + -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.