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Definition of Awhile
1. Adverb. For a short time. "The baby was quiet for a while"
Definition of Awhile
1. adv. For a while; for some time; for a short time.
Definition of Awhile
1. Adverb. For some time; for a short time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Awhile
1. for a short time [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Awhile
Literary usage of Awhile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"oI LOVE TO STEAL awhile AWAY I LOVE to steal awhile away From every cumbering
care, And spend the hours of setting day In humble ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"I stood till I was w^ary; then one gave me a stool to sit down on: and after
awhile the power of the Lord began to spring up among Friends, and one began to ..."
3. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"After trapping awhile in company with the Flathead Indians, Kit betook himself
the next ... Afterwards he went for awhile to a place designated New Fork. ..."
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