while away
To spend idly but pleasantlyTo spend (time) idly but pleasantly.
» We need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away.
Wir brauchen jemanden, der auf das Baby aufpasst, während wir fort sind.
Нам потрібен хтось, щоб доглядати нашу дитину поки нас не буде.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To spend (time) idly but pleasantly.
vertrödeln, vertreiben, totschlagen
корота́тьkorotátʹ, скорота́тьskorotátʹ
spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
(intransitive)To elapse, to pass.
Examples
174 sentencesWe need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away.
Нам потрібен хтось, щоб доглядати нашу дитину поки нас не буде.
deWir brauchen jemanden, der auf das Baby aufpasst, während wir fort sind.
Our house was robbed while we were away.
Наш будинок пограбували, коли нас не було вдома.
Nobody came while you were away.
No one came while you were away.
deEs ist niemand gekommen, während du weg warst.
It'll take a while to go away.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
whiles away, whiling away, whiled away, whiled away| Base form | while away · to while away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whiles away |
| Present participle | whiling away |
| Past simple | whiled away |
| Past participle | whiled away |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time:get through
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb