Bible Dictionaries
While

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To loiter.

(2):

(conj.) During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.

(3):

(conj.) Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.

(4):

(v. t.) To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; - usually followed by away.

(5):

(n.) That which requires time; labor; pains.

(6):

(n.) Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.

(7):

(prep.) Until; till.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'While'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/while.html. 1828.