单词 | in the meanwhile |
释义 | > as lemmasin the meanwhile 1. in the meanwhile. extracted from meanwhilen.adv. a. During the time intervening between one particular period or event and a subsequent one; while or until a (specified) period or event occurs. Cf. sense B. 1. Also †in the mean(s) whiles, †in (that, this, which, etc.) meanwhile, in meanwhile. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adverb] > meanwhile all the whilec888 to whilec950 the whilec960 amongOE emethena1300 to whilesa1300 therewhilesc1320 that whilesc1330 i-whilesa1340 in (that, this, which, etc.) meantime1340 in the meanwhilea1375 (all) the (also this, that) meantimea1382 in the mean season (also space)a1382 the mean seasona1382 the meanwhilea1382 in the meantimec1384 for the meanwhilec1390 in the mean(s) whilesc1390 the whilesa1400 the whilsta1400 whilsta1400 (in) the meanwhile that?1418 therewhilec1430 mesne1439 meanwhile1440 for the meantime1480 while1508 in the while1542 in the mean1565 in the mean way1569 interim1580 in (that, this, which, etc.) meanwhilea1593 meantimea1593 this while1594 mean space1600 among-hands?1609 between (betwixt obsolete or archaic) whiles1647 ad interim1701 per interim1724 interimistically1890 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1148 (MED) Boþe partiȝes..made hem alle merie in þe mene while. c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 668 On this book he swoor anoon She gilty was and in the mene whiles An hand hym smoot vpon the nekke boon. c1395 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 1445 In this meene while This yeman gan a litel for to smyle. a1450 (c1435) J. Lydgate Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) 85 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 398 (MED) And in this menewhile it fil upon a day..He wolde disporte him. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 174 (MED) In the meene while lete vs geder oure kyn..out of alle londes. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 3102 Ho..staryt O þat stoute..There most was hir mynd in þat mene qwhile. ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. viii. 286 In the mean whiles it fortuned that [etc.]. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 252 [Archbishop Baldwin] went into the holy Lande..and dyed without returne, in whiche meane while, the Chapell of Hakington..was..demolished. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 147 b And where in the meanes whiles lurketh then the law that is written within, in the hartes of the faythfull? a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. H4 We in meane while madam, must take aduise. 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. xxxiv. sig. Vv Yet now in this so happie a meane while. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 11 And in this meane while,..when the Senate thought good there should be but one Consul created, namely Cn. Pompeivs. 1628 E. Blount in J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. To Rdr. sig. A3v In the mean while, I remaine Thine. Ed. Blovnt. 1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 235 In the mean while, my Lord pursu'd the Enemies Army. 1786 Marquis de Lafayette Let. 2 Aug. in J. Ledyard Journey through Russia (1966) 100 In the mean while Baron de Grimm advises..Ledyard not to Throw a way Any other opportunity that might offer. 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 101 Upon this subject I will in my next Number make an appeal... In the meanwhile let me pride myself a little on the circumstance [etc.]. a1879 F. F. Cooper Hard Times (1886) ii. v. 12/2 I be more gladsome and leet under it than I could have expected. In meanwhile, I will try to look joyfully for the time when we shall walk together. 1908 H. G. Wells First & Last Things iii. viii. 123 The organized state..has not arrived..and in the meanwhile they must act like its anticipatory agents. 1960 G. Sanders Mem. Professional Cad ii. viii. 170 In the meanwhile the boat..evidently decided to end it all. 1986 Daily Tel. 10 Nov. 18 In the meanwhile, the Government is effectively admitting that state spending is out of control. b. In adversative or concessive use: nevertheless, still; on the other hand. Cf. sense B. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding though-whetherc897 nathelesseOE though971 whetherOE yetOE neverlOE what for-thyc1175 nethelessa1200 never the latterc1225 algatec1230 in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230 nought for thatc1275 (all) for noughtc1325 (in) spite of one's nosec1325 alway1340 thoughless1340 ne'er the later (also latter)a1382 ne'er the lessa1382 neverlatera1382 neverthelessa1382 ne for-thia1400 neverlessa1400 not-againstandinga1400 nauthelessc1400 nouthelessc1400 algatesc1405 noughtwithstanding1422 netherless?a1425 notwithstanding1425 nethertheless1440 not gainstandingc1440 not the lessa1450 alwaysa1470 howbeit1470 never þe quedera1475 nought the lessc1480 what reck?a1513 nonetheless1533 howsomever1562 after all1590 in spite of spite1592 meantime1594 notwithstand1596 withal1596 in the meanwhile1597 meanwhile1597 howsoever1601 in (one's) spite?1615 however1623 in the meantime1631 non obstante1641 at the same time1679 with a non-obstante to1679 stilla1699 the same1782 all the same1803 quand même1825 still and all1829 anyhow1867 anyway1876 still and ona1894 all the samey1897 just the same1901 but1939 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlviii. 102 We pray..that God would turne them away from vs, owing in the meane while this deuotion to the Lord our God, that [etc.]. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxix. 368 In the meanwhile we may regard him simply as a great author. < as lemmas |
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