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awhile, a while
awhile (uh HWIGHL, uh WIGHL) (adverb)
For a short time; an adverb which is never preceded by a preposition such as for: "Let us wait awhile; not for awhile."

"I'm going to sit and rest awhile."

"This cold weather has been around awhile."

a while (uh HWIGHL, uh WIGHL) (noun)
A period of time: "Stay for a while or stay a while."

"I'm going to be away for a while."

"We had to wait quite a while."

"We had to wait for a while before our meals were served."

Elvin's mother asked him to stay awhile, just a little while longer.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 10)