whilst

[ wahylst, hwahylst ]

conjunction

1. Chiefly British. while.

whilst

/ waɪlst /

conjunction

1. another word for while while while while while

Word History and Origins

Origin of whilst¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English whilest, equivalent to whiles + excrescent -t as in amongst, amidst

Word History and Origins

Origin of whilst¹

C13: from whiles + -t as in amidst

Example Sentences

“Ken was a special journalist in Northern Ireland as someone who managed to get to the heart of all the major political stories and cover the difficult issues whilst remaining the respect, admiration and affection of representatives from all political opinions”, Robinson said.

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Whilst at the same time only 0.01% of funding globally goes to climate change projects that also take account of women.

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Whilst other routes - like the path from the north African coast to Italy - have seen a fall, the numbers entering Europe via this Eastern Mediterranean route tripled between 2021 and 2023 and is still rising, according to EU border agency Frontex.

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She added that co-operation between forces during the riots this summer had occurred “in spite of, not because of, the system,” whilst data sharing was "slow" and governance of forensics "fragmented".

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Emissions accounting rules encourage this by creating an apparent equivalence between fossil fuel emissions and drawdown of CO2 by some natural carbon sinks, meaning a country could appear to have 'achieved net zero' whilst still contributing to ongoing warming.

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