awhile

Definition

For some time; for a short time.

Etymology

From Old English ane (“(for) a”) hwile (“while”).

Example Sentences

• "Sit with me awhile."
• "Take two cupfuls of rolled oats, put in bread pan, turn on four cupfuls of boiling water, stir for awhile."
• "Engine No. 18 went off into a shed to rest awhile, and No. 7, a precisely similar one, backed on to the train in her place."

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