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“a while”
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.
Grandmother is 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.
Jenny is going to be away for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts had to wait quite a while.
Jeff and Susan had to wait for a while before their meals were served.
Elvin's mother asked him to stay awhile, just a little while longer.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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