awhile

a·while  (-hwl, -wl)

adv.

For a short time.

Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. In writing, each of the following is acceptable: stay awhile; stay for a while; stay a while (but not stay for awhile).

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awhile

Adverb

for a brief period

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

awhile - for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" for a while

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awhile

adverb for a while, briefly, for a moment, for a short time, for a little while

USAGE Awhile, written as a single word, is an adverb meaning `for a period of time'. It can only be used with a verb, for example: he stood awhile in thought. It is quite commonly written by mistake instead of the noun a while, meaning `a period of time', so take care not to confuse the two parts of speech: I thought about that for a while (not awhile).

Translations

awhile [əˈwaɪl] adv → (durante) un rato, algún tiempo

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awhile [əˈwaɪl] adv → un moment, quelque temps

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awhile [əˈwaɪl] adv → eine Weile

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awhile [əˈwaɪl] adv → (per) un po'

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awhile

adv awhile [əˈwail]

for a short time Wait awhile. 'n rukkie لِفَتْرَة قَصيرَه за малко chvilku lidt eine Weile για λίγο un momento natuke aega چند لحظه؛ مدتی vähän aikaa un moment לִזְמָן מָה कुछ देर के लिये časak egy (kis) ideig sebentar stundarkorn per un po' しばらく 잠깐 truputį uz īsu brīdi sebentar even en stund, litt chwilę um pouco un moment ненадолго na chvíľku hipec malo en stund ชั่วครู่ kısa bir süre için, biraz 片刻 (на) деякий час, недовго ایک لمحے کے لئے một lúc 片刻