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Complete Definition of "awhile"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-awhile.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪl|-aɪl

Adverb
en-adv|-

  1. For some time; for a short time.

#:Sit with me awhile.

Translations
Finnish: hetken, hetkisen, hetken aikaa, vähän aikaa

Usage notes
Since awhile means "for a while", it is never used with a preceding preposition. When preceded by a preposition, the correct form is "a while", as two words.

Related terms
while

el:awhile
io:awhile
fi:awhile
te:awhile
vi:awhile

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