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/ʍɛn/ English

Definitions

noun

  1. The time at which something happens.β€œA good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.”

adverb

  1. (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.β€œDo you know when they arrived?”
  2. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.β€œHe's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.”
  3. (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.β€œThat was the day when the Twin Towers fell.”

pronoun

  1. (interrogative) What time; which time.β€œSince when do I need your permission?”
  2. The time that.β€œI recall when they were called the Greys.”

conjunction

  1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.β€œA player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit.”
  2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.β€œBe careful when crossing the street.”
  3. At what time; at which time.β€œI am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.”
  4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.β€œI don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.”

interjection

  1. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
  2. Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)

Related words

Synonyms

as soon asimmediatelyoncewheneverwhilewhilstgiven thatseeing thatbutwherewhereasaftersinceuponasinstantlymomentarilysubsequently

Rhymes

grinchagrinlinchpinthindenkinshinskinbeginunderpin

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