awhile
pronunciation
How to pronounce awhile in British English:
UK [əˈwaɪl]
How to pronounce awhile in American English:
US [əˈhwaɪl, əˈwaɪl]
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- Adverb:
- for a short time
Word Origin
- awhile (adv.)
- Old English ane hwile "(for) a while" (see while (n.)); usually written as one word since 13c.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They sat awhile not touching their coffee .
- 2. One last thing - silence is okay once in awhile too .
- 3. The boy was silent awhile .
- 4. See if you can persuade the office to close early once in awhile so everyone can go to the pub .
- 5. So they got jobs and had us , and forgot about that other world , the way you always forget a dream after you 've been awake awhile .