Pronunciation

/wɪls/

Definitions

• Adverb: Used to indicate that something happens while another action is taking place or during a specific period. It can also mean ‘although’ or ‘while’ in some cases.

Phrases

• “Whilst working on the project” describes an action happening concurrently.
• “I’ll visit my grandparents whilst they’re still awake” implies a temporary overlap of events.
• “She was studying whilst listening to music” shows simultaneous activities.

Example Sentences

• Simultaneous action: “He cooked dinner whilst watching the news.”
• Temporal contrast: “Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.”
• Contrasting clauses: “She was tired, but she carried on working whilst drinking coffee.”

Synonyms

• During (temporal context)
• While (temporal context)
• Although (contrast)
• Though (contraction of “although”)

Antonyms

• After (sequential order)
• Before (sequential order)
• Except when (specific condition)