adverb
for a short time
Stay awhile.
We talked awhile after dinner.
Good to know
Use awhile after a verb: “Stay awhile.” After for, write “for a while,” not “for awhile.”
Common phrases & grammar
stay awhile · wait awhile · rest awhile
verb + awhile
American English
How to pronounce awhile
adverbB1
uhWAIL
/əˈwaɪl/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
for a short time
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