awhile
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈwaɪl/, /əˈhwaɪl/
awhile (not comparable)
- For some time; for a short time.
- Sit with me awhile.
- (US) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
- Can I get you a drink awhile?
- (for some time) for a minute, momentarily; see also Thesaurus:temporarily
- (in the meantime) for the moment, meanwhile, meanwhilst, the while
- French: un moment, un peu, un instant
- German: eine Weile
- Italian: per un po'
- Portuguese: por um tempo
- Russian: ненадо́лго
- Spanish: un rato, algún tiempo
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