While vs In - What's the difference?
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An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
During the same time that.
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(Northern England, Scotland) Until.
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As long as.
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To pass (time) idly.
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To loiter.
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# Part of; a member of.
# Pertaining to (that particular thing).
# At the end of a period of time.
# Within a certain elapsed time
# During (said of periods of time).
Into.
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(obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
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(lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
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Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
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(lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
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(lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
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After the beginning of something.
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(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
In fashion; popular.
Incoming.
(nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
As nouns the difference between while and in
is that while is an uncertain duration of time, a period of time while in is a position of power or a way to get it or in can be inch.As verbs the difference between while and in
is that while is to pass (time) idly while in is (obsolete|transitive) to enclose; to take in; to harvest.As a conjunction while
is during the same time that.As a preposition in is
.As a adverb in is
(lb) located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.As a adjective in is
in fashion; popular.while
English
Noun
(en noun)- He lectured for quite a long while .
Conjunction
(wikipedia while) (English Conjunctions)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=While the powwow was going on the big woman came back again. She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.}}
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.
- I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.
- Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to overload it.
Verb
(whil)- The lovely lady whiled the hours away.
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Derived terms
* while away * meanwhile * the whilein
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Preposition
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Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle, passage=The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side. }}
- In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
- Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
- tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
Verb
- He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.
Etymology 2
(etyl) inneAdverb
(-)Sunderland 2-2 West Brom, passage=The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in .}}
Noun
(en noun)- His parents got him an in with the company
Antonyms
* outAdjective
(en adjective)- Skirts are in this year.
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- in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
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