ALL meanings of awhile
a·while
A a - adverb awhile Awhile means for a short time. It is more commonly spelled 'a while', which is considered more correct, especially in British English. 3
- adverb awhile Awhile is also a noun. 3
- adverb awhile for a brief period 3
- adverb awhile for a while; for a short time 3
- adverb awhile for a short time or period: Stay awhile. 1
- noun awhile For a short time. 1
- adverb awhile for a short time 1
- noun awhile The adverb awhile is spelled as a single word: After stopping in Hadley awhile, we drove to Deerfield. As the object of a preposition, the noun phrase a while is used, especially in edited writing, but the single-word form is becoming increasingly common: We rested for a while (or awhile). 1
- adverb awhile For some time; for a short time. 0