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What does awhile mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word awhile? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. For some time; for a short time.
  2. (US, dialectal) In the meantime; during (an implicit ongoing process).
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They actually were quite active moving around and interacting with the crowd, it looks as if they have been together for awhile.
I looked up the Isle of Jura and Barnhill and thought it was just the place to seek refreshment and rest awhile away from every care.
No matter how we felt about the workhouse the inmates who had been there quite awhile, like myself, had learnt not to even mention running away.
I was involved in wholesaling cars for awhile, and now I'm in the auto auction business.
I diced an apple and mixed it with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar in a saucepan, and stewed it for awhile.
I lingered in the hallways for awhile admiring the artistic prints of money adorning the walls.

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