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while
  1. 1 while, during, as — after the -masu stem of a verb
  2. 2 while, although, though, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding
  3. 3 all, both
  4. 4 as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"), in (e.g. "in tears")
  5. 5 while doing something else (at the same time)
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· examples

  • Let's talk as we go along.

    sense 1 · while

  • I will help you all I can.

    sense 1 · while

  • She said with a smile.

    sense 1 · while

  • He came running.

    sense 1 · while

  • I read a book as I walked.

    sense 1 · while