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Synonyms for meanwhile


Grammar : Adv
Spell : meen-hwahyl, -wahyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl

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Définition of meanwhile

Origin :
  • also mean while, mid-14c., from mean (adj.2) "middle, intermediate" + while (n.). Late 14c. as an adverb.
  • adv at the same time
Example sentences :
  • Ben Haley meanwhile was rapidly stripping the chicken of its feathers.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Meanwhile, fortune had improved with Mr. Davis, the superintendent of the factory.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Kate and Harry, meanwhile, awaited their opportunity to go in and visit Aunt Jane.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Meanwhile, Halbert Davis had passed an uncomfortable and restless night.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The men from the farmhouse had meanwhile come down with ropes.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Meanwhile her mentor, Mr. Day, was delighted at the interruption of her task.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • Meanwhile there had been bustle and preparation in all parts of the great vessel.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Meanwhile fire-signals had been raised, conveying the alarm to Peiraeus and Athens.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • Meanwhile, the 3rd Brigade had passed a tranquil night at Nawagai.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Meanwhile, how full of its own proper life is the scene that lies around them!
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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