The word awhile is an adverb meaning "for a while." The two-word expression a while is the article a plus the noun while, which means "a period of time" (as in "stay here for a while") or "the time and effort used" (as in "worth your while").
How do you use awhile in a sentence?
Awhile sentence example
- Maybe you should hold off awhile until your shoulder gets better. ...
- "I might be gone awhile , Talia," she said. ...
- At last they reached a great forest, and, being quite tired, they decided to rest awhile and look for nuts before going any further.
Is it stay awhile or stay a while?
It can modify a verb like “stay,” as in “stay awhile.” But here comes the hard part: A noun phrase that expresses a time element or duration is an adverbial. So “Stay a while,” which uses the noun “while,” is correct.
