While vs Wherein - What's the difference?
while | wherein |
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
During the same time that.
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(Northern England, Scotland) Until.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
As long as.
* I. Watts
To pass (time) idly.
* Longfellow
To loiter.
How, or in what way.
* Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 1 Kings 18:9
Where, or in which location.
* Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. Numbers 35:34
During which.
* There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:9
How, or in what way.
* In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them... 1 Samuel 8:9
English pronominal adverbs
English words not following the I before E except after C rule
As conjunctions the difference between while and wherein
is that while is during the same time that while wherein is where, or in which location.As a noun while
is an uncertain duration of time, a period of time.As a verb while
is to pass (time) idly.As an adverb wherein is
how, or in what way.while
English
Noun
(en noun)- He lectured for quite a long while .
Conjunction
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- 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.
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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.
- (Spectator)