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：2025/11/19
while
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
in-compounds
transitive
with away
archaic
intransitive
alt-of
alternative
misspelling
Japanese Meaning
（自分の）時間を、無為に、だらだらと過ごす / （他人の）時間を、暇にさせる、つぶす
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly. / (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
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while
She likes to while away the afternoon reading in the garden.
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She likes to while away the afternoon reading in the garden.
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