Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #2500
Word (Wort)

währenddessen

Translation (Übersetzung) meanwhile, in the meantime
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈvɛːʁəntˌdɛsən]
B1
Adverbs
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
conjunction adverb time connector simultaneity
Währenddessen is an adverb used to indicate that something happens at the same time as something else previously mentioned. It connects two events happening simultaneously. It's often used at the beginning of a sentence or clause.

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währenddessen is a German Adverbs

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währenddessen Examples (Beispiele) in English

währenddessen examples with English translations. See how to use währenddessen in sentences. währenddessen example sentences in English below.

Sie bereitete das Essen vor. Währenddessen deckte er den Tisch.
She prepared the food. Meanwhile, he set the table.
Describing simultaneous actions
Er las ein Buch. Währenddessen schlief das Kind.
He was reading a book. Meanwhile, the child was sleeping.
Parallel activities
Die Maschine läuft. Währenddessen können wir uns unterhalten.
The machine is running. In the meantime, we can talk.
Using time productively

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währenddessen Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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derived from (abgeleitet von)
während
Meaning: while, during
Example: Während des Essens sprachen wir.
Preposition
contains (enthält)
dessen
Meaning: its, his, her
Example: Das Haus und dessen Garten
Pronoun

währenddessen Usage - währenddessen Collocations - währenddessen Idioms - währenddessen Synonyms - währenddessen Antonyms

währenddessen Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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währenddessen Collocations (Kollokationen)

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Währenddessen passierte etwas.
Meanwhile, something happened.
High frequency
Währenddessen wartete ich.
In the meantime, I waited.
High frequency
Währenddessen kochte das Wasser.
Meanwhile, the water boiled.
Medium frequency
Währenddessen regnete es.
Meanwhile, it was raining.
Medium frequency
Währenddessen arbeitete er weiter.
In the meantime, he continued working.
Medium frequency

währenddessen Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Währenddessen lief die Zeit.
Meanwhile, time was passing.
Used to emphasize that time continues to pass while something else is happening.
Währenddessen geschah das Unerwartete.
Meanwhile, the unexpected happened.
Indicates that something surprising occurred during the same time period.

währenddessen Synonyms (Synonyme)

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inzwischen
Meaning: in the meantime
High similarity
unterdessen
Meaning: meanwhile
High similarity
gleichzeitig
Meaning: at the same time
Medium similarity
derweil
Meaning: meanwhile
Medium similarity

währenddessen Antonyms (Antonyme)

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vorher
Meaning: before
nachher
Meaning: afterwards
später
Meaning: later

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währenddessen Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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gleichzeitig parallel zeitgleich nebeneinander simultan

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