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How to pronounce “awhile”
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Pronunciation guide for awhile
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of awhile with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
just disappeared for awhile and came back
- Definition summary
- For some time; for a short time.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce awhile
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

just disappeared for awhile and came back
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “awhile”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- For some time; for a short time.
- (US, south-central Pennsylvania) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
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Similar Sounds
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