Meanwhile (Adverb): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Meanwhile

Meanwhile adalah adverb (kata keterangan Bahasa Inggris) yang bermakna “until something expected happens or while something else is happening” (sampai sesuatu yang diharapkan terjadi atau saat yang sesuatu yang lain sedang terjadi). Kata ini memiliki sinonim, yaitu: meantime.

Lihat juga:

• ago
• almost/nearly
• anyway
• else
• eventually
• hardly
• literally
• meanwhile
• really
• somehow

Contoh Kalimat Meanwhile dan Artinya

1. She went shopping at the local grocery store. Her husband, meanwhile, stayed at home playing with their kids.
   (Dia pergi belanja di toko kelontong lokal. Suaminya, di saat yang sama, tinggal di rumah bermain dengan anak-anak mereka.)
2. You can wash the dishes and clean the fridge. Meanwhile, I’ll clean the living room and dust the furniture.
   (Kamu dapat mencuci piring dan membersihkan lemari es. Sementara saya akan membersihkan ruang tamu dan mengelap mebel.)
3. The client is coming in one hour. Meanwhile, let’s prepare our meeting room.
   (Klien akan datang dalam satu jam. Sementara itu mari kita siapkan ruang pertemuan.)

Lihat juga:

• Adverb of Place: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
• Still, Yet, Already, Just (Adverb): Penggunaan dan Contoh Soal
• Too (Adverb)
• Literally (Adverb): Penjelasan dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
• Pretty (Adverb): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris

References:

1. Meanwhile. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meanwhile. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
2. Definition of meanwhile adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/meanwhile_1. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
3. Definition of meanwhile noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/meanwhile_2. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
4. Meanwhile. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/meanwhile. Accessed on February 3, 2018.