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Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-hwahyl, uh-wahyl
Phonetic Transcription : əˈʰwaɪl, əˈwaɪl

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Définition of awhile

Origin :
  • Old English ane hwile "(for) a while" (see while (n.)); usually written as one word since 13c.
  • adv for a short period
Example sentences :
  • But I kept looking and after awhile I was able to sit up and ask what hit me.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A painter friend who lives by the sea has asked me to stay with him awhile.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • After awhile the master and mistress arrived, it seems, from a visit.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • The moon came up after awhile, and streamed in through the vines of the porch.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • After awhile she got to concealing them, as if she thought they annoyed me.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
  • Wait till he snubs you and lords it over you awhile; then I guess you'll know.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • "I did think I'd go away for awhile," he said after a minute spent in sober thinking.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • "There is no hope of getting to the Grotto yet awhile," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • After awhile there is a sense of weakness that grows on one, and this increases with the days.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • It was enough to pay all my debts, and keep me on my feet for awhile to come.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

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