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for a while

for a while

Meaning of for a while

for short period

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British English/fə ə ˈwaɪl/
American English/fɔr ə ˈwaɪl/
Russian transcription[na nʲɪkɐˈtorə ˈvrʲemʲə]
for a while
for a while - некоторое время
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for a while with Russian translation

for a while usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я подожду здесь некоторое время.

I'll wait here for a while.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она некоторое время жила в Лондоне, прежде чем переехать в Манчестер.

She lived in London for a while before moving to Manchester.

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for a while belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

for a whileнекоторое время
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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What's the difference between for a while / for a short time

🇬🇧English
for a while

A general neutral phrase meaning for some time (unspecified duration).

A2Very Often

I stayed there for a while before leaving.

Я пробыла там на некоторое время, прежде чем уйти.

🇬🇧English

A direct, neutral phrase indicating a brief duration.

A2Often

He lived there for a short time after college.

Он жил там на короткое время после университета.

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How to pronounce for a while and what this word means

for a while translation: некоторое время. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce for a while

/fə ə ˈwaɪl/

for a while translation

некоторое время

for a while examples

I'll wait here for a while.

for a while transcription

/fə ə ˈwaɪl/, /fɔr ə ˈwaɪl/

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for a while meaning: what does it mean?

for short period

for a while pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

for a while is pronounced as /fə ə ˈwaɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

for a while definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I'll wait here for a while. Translation: Я подожду здесь некоторое время.

Is for a while part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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