What does awhile mean?
Definitions for awhile
əˈʰwaɪl, əˈwaɪlawhile
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Princeton's WordNet
awhile, for a whileadverb
for a short time
"sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while"
Wiktionary
awhileadverb
For some time; for a short time.
Sit with me awhile.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Awhileadverb
Some time; some space of time.
Etymology: This word, generally reputed an adverb, is only a while, that is, a time, an interval.
Stay, stay, I say;
And if you love me, as you say you do,
Let me persuade you to forbear awhile. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Into this wild abyss the wary fiend
Stood on the brink of hell, and look’d awhile,
Pond’ring his voyage. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 918.
Wikipedia
awhile
While is a word in the English language that functions both as a noun and as a subordinating conjunction. Its meaning varies largely based on its intended function, position in the phrase and even the writer or speaker's regional dialect. As a conjunction, it is synonymous with the word whilst, a form often considered archaic in American English, as well as in some style guides on both sides of the Atlantic.
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awhile
Awhile is an adverb that refers to a period of time that is relatively brief or for a short duration. It typically signifies a temporary interval or a short pause.
Webster Dictionary
Awhileadverb
for a while; for some time; for a short time
Etymology: [Adj. a + while time, interval.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Awhile
a-hwīl′, adv. for some time: for a short time. [A.S. áne hwíle = a while; combined as early as 13th century.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of awhile in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of awhile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of awhile in a Sentence
I got overwhelmed with it after awhile.
I really don't trust President Trump, president Trump has been awhile since there has been this kind of unrest in politics in this country. ... It is best not to discuss politics because there is always going to be some friction involved.
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, 'Yes, I've got dreams, of course I've got dreams.' Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they're still there. These are great dreams, but they never even get out of the box. It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, 'How good or how bad am I' That's where courage comes in.
There's been some increased skepticism in the market. I think that's natural, it takes awhile to build this stuff. I certainly feel optimistic still.
We always say there's nothing as lovely as the feeling of wheels up. In this case we were still in Iranian airspace for awhile, so everybody was holding their breath until we were out of Iran completely. And then we had a celebration.
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