meantime
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/mēn´tīm´/adv., n.
● در این مدت، در این فاصله، در این اثنا (meanwhile هم میگویند)
the train is going to be late; in the meantime, let us take a nap
ترن تاخیر دارد، بیایید در این مدت قدری چرت بزنیم.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'meantime' originated from the Middle English phrase 'meantime', which combines 'mean' (referring to an intermediate or intervening period) and 'time'.
مثال
- She will be away for a week; in the meantime, I'll take care of her plants.
- The meeting will take place at 3 pm. In the meantime, please continue working on your tasks.
- He finished his work early and had some free time in the meantime.
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- the time between one event, process, or period and another “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
- during the intervening time “meanwhile I will not think about the problem” “meantime he was attentive to his other interests” “in the meantime the police were notified”
مترادفها
adverb
(also meanwhile)
In the mean time, in the interim.