Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, a, while.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Ellipsis of please wait for a while.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, formal
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adverb
for a short time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: awhile
Antonyms: none provided
History
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