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while¹
/waIl/
conjunction
[juga formal whilst /waIlst/
(especially UK)]
1 selagi; ketika
▪ He visited us while he was here.
Dia mengunjungi kami selagi dia di sini.
2 selagi
▪ [the past contimus tense + the past continuous tense]
She was watching TV while I was having dinner.
Dia sedang menonton TV selagi saya sedang makan malam.
▪ [the simple past tense + the simple past tense]
He talked to his friend while I waited.
Dia sedang berbicara dengan temannya selagi saya sedang menunggu.
3 di satu pihak… di lain pihak…; sedangkan
▪ While he is very good at English, his sister is very bad at it.
Di satu pihak dia sangat bagus dl bahasa Inggris, di lain pihak adik perempuannya sangat buruk dl bahasa Inggris.
4 (digunakan di depan kalimat) walaupun; meskipun
▪ While I want to go, I do not have the money to buy the ticket.
Walaupun saya mau pergi, saya tidak mempunyai uang utk membeli tikét.
5 (di Inggris sebelah utara) sampai
▪ I waited while five o’clock.
Saya menunggu sampai jam lima.
while²
/waIl/
noun [countable]
a while
sebentar; segera
▪ Please wait (for) a while.
Harap tunggu sebentar.
■ IDIOM
| (every)once in a while
→ lihat once¹
| worth sb’s while
→ lihat worth¹
while³
/waIl/
verb [-object]
▪ while away the hours, evening, etc.
menghabiskan waktu, malam, dll. dengan bermalas2an dan menyenangkan