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Definition of awhile adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

awhile

adverb

/əˈwaɪl/

/əˈwaɪl/

(formal or literary)

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for a short time
- Stay awhile.
Do not confuse the adverb awhile with the noun phrase a while: This will take a while. • This will take awhile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Awhile is used with these verbs:
rest
wait
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Word OriginOld English āne hwīle ‘(for) a while’.

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