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awhile

aw·hile

UK/əˈwaɪl/ US/əˈʍaɪl/ fairly common us

adverb

1.

for a short time

  • “sit down and stay awhile”
  • “they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West”
  • “the baby was quiet for a while”
Synonyms

Origin

From Old English āne (“(for) a”) hwīle (“while”).

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