awhile

/əˈwaɪl/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

good

VERB + AWHILE

chair, don't, go, let's, linger, rest, seat, shed

AWHILE + NOUN

cement, doctor, i've, s

PREP.

around, since, with

ADV.

only, then

adv

For some time; for a short time.

Sit with me awhile.

Take two cupfuls of rolled oats, put in bread pan, turn on four cupfuls of boiling water, stir for awhile.

In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.

Can I get you a drink awhile?

Sit with me awhile.

Wiktionary

Take two cupfuls of rolled oats, put in bread pan, turn on four cupfuls of boiling water, stir for awhile.

Wiktionary

Engine No. 18 went off into a shed to rest awhile, and No. 7, a precisely similar one, backed on to the train in her place.

Wiktionary

I'll bet Madonna doesn't return to her career for awhile.

Tatoeba · #32510

It will take awhile for the cement to dry before we can use it to park the car.

Tatoeba · #51281

He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.

Tatoeba · #301149

i Register

In some senses, awhile is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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