English-Thai Dictionary

awhile

ADV ชั่วครู่  สักประเดี๋ยว ,สักครู่  ประเดี๋ยว  for a while for a moment momentarily chua-khru

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AWHILE

adv. [a and while, time, or interval. ] A space of time; for some time; for a short time.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AWHILE

A *while ", adv. Etym: [Adj. a + while time, interval. ]

 

Defn: For a while; for some time; for a short time.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

awhile

a while |əˈ (h )wīl əˈ (h )waɪl | ▶adverb for a short time: stand here awhile. ORIGIN Old English āne hwīle ‘(for ) a while. ’ usage: The adverb awhile, meaning 'for a short time, ' should be written as one word ( we paused awhile ). The noun phrase, meaning ‘a period of time, ’ especially when preceded by a preposition, should be written as two words ( Margaret rested for a while ; we'll be there in a while ). See also usage at worthwhile .

 

Oxford Dictionary

awhile

awhile |əˈwʌɪl | ▶adverb for a short time: stand here awhile. ORIGIN Old English āne hwīle ‘(for ) a while ’. usage: The single word awhile is an adverb meaning ‘for a short time ’, and should not be confused with the noun use of a while, ‘a period of time ’: stand here awhile , but we stood there for a while .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

awhile

awhile adverb please wait just awhile: for a moment, for a (little ) while, for a short time; informal for a bit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

awhile

awhile adverb stand here awhile: for a moment, for a while, for a short time, for a little while; informal for a bit.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

awhile

a while /ə (h )wáɪl /副詞 ｟かたく 主に文 ｠〖通例文尾で 〗短い間に, しばらく (for a short time ).