whiles

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: (h)wīlz, IPA(key): /(h)waɪlz/ Rhymes: -aɪlz Homophone: wiles (wine–whine merger) === Etymology 1 === From while (noun) +‎ -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst. ==== Adverb ==== whiles (not comparable) (archaic or Scotland) sometimes; at times (archaic or Scotland) meanwhile ==== Conjunction ==== whiles (archaic or dialect) while, whilst ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== whiles plural of while ==== Verb ==== whiles third-person singular simple present indicative of while === References === == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʍəilz/ Rhymes: -əilz === Adverb === whiles Sometimes Whiles thay gang tae the strand, but maistly tae the bens- Sometimes they go to the beach, but mostly to the mountains