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when en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈʍɪn/
• /ˈʍɛn/
• /ˈw̥ɪn/
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• [ˈʍɛn]
• [ˈwɛn]
• [ˈw̥ɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈwɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈʍɪn]
• /ˈw̥ɛn/
• [ˈw̥ɛn]
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• /ˈwɛn/
• /ˈwɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

Meanings

1. (interrogative, not-comparable) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
   • I don't know when they arrived.
   • Do you know when they arrived?
   • When will they arrive?
   • What words are used as interrogative pronouns? — Give examples. When are the words, what, which, and that, called adj. pron.? When are they called interrogative pronominal adjectives? 1834, Samuel Kirkham, English Grammar in Familiar Lectures, page 117:
   • When they arrived is unknown.
2. (Internet, humorous, interrogative, not-comparable, often) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. ▸ Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
   • New patch when?? 2020 December 4, u/Woebn, “Why did Treant fell in love with Aiushtha?”, in Reddit, r/DotA2, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • Iran EU when? lol 2023 November 13, u/f4c1r, “Regions of Europe according to a Dutch map”, in Reddit, r/europe, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • obligatory hl3 when? yea yea i know, likely never. 2023 November 18, u/waiting4singularity, “Valve marks Half-Life's 25th anniversary with game update and documentary”, in Reddit, r/gamernews, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • The site's all bugged. Fix when?
   • Bard and eve nerf when 2024 January 17, u/JabberwockyNZ, “14.2 Patch Preview”, in Reddit, r/leagueoflegends, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • Tank class buff when?
   • My fridge even restocks itself these days. Glorious AI overlords when?
3. (not-comparable) At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
   • He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
4. (not-comparable, relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
   • That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
   • Not a week goes by when I don't mourn that loss.
   • The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, pages 58–59:
5. (not-comparable, qualifier:fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
   • I recall when they were called the Greys.
   • Next year is when we elect a new mayor.
6. (in definitions or explanations, informal, not-comparable) A circumstance or situation in which.
   • Love is when you can't get enough of someone.

Forms

Translations (316)

sw lini (at what time, as a direct question) · grc ὁπηνίκα (at what time, as an indirect question) · zh 啥時 /啥时 (at what time, as a direct question) · ar امتى (at what time, as a direct question) · tzm ⵎⴰⵏⵜⵓⵔ (at what time, as a direct question) · ta அப்போது (at which, on which, during which) · cic kati̱hkmak (at what time, as a direct question) · es cuándo (at what time, as a direct question) · grc πότε (at what time, as an indirect question) · my ဘယ်တော့ (at what time, as a direct question) · ltg kod (at what time, as a direct question) · ug قاچان (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 底時 /底时 (at what time, as an indirect question) · ilo kanno (at what time, as a direct question) · mi āhea (at what time, as a direct question) · kri ustem (at what time, as a direct question) · fi ennen vanhaan (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) · az haçan (at what time, as a direct question) · ru когда́ (the time at, on or during which) · esu qangvaq (at what time, as a direct question) · dsb ga (at what time, as a direct question) · krl konza (at what time, as an indirect question) · fur cuant (at what time, as a direct question) · odt wanne (at what time, as a direct question) · cy pryd (at what time, as a direct question) · he מָתַי (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 甚麼時候 /什麼時候 /什么时候 (at what time, as a direct question) · ga cén uair (at what time, as a direct question) · bcl nuarin (at what time, as a direct question) · ru когда́ (at what time, as a direct question) · uk коли́ (at what time, as a direct question) · fro quant (at what time, as an indirect question) · fro quant (at what time, as a direct question) · ofs hwenne (at what time, as a direct question) · uz qachon (at what time, as a direct question) · pt quando (at what time, as a direct question) · dsb gdy (at what time, as a direct question) · fi ennen (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) · yue 何時 /何时 (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 當時 /当时 (at what time, as a direct question) · tzm ⵎⴰⵏⴰⴳⵓ (at what time, as a direct question) · zdj nɗi (at what time, as a direct question) · my ဘယ်တုန်းက (at what time, as a direct question) · de wo (at which, on which, during which) · alt качан (at what time, as a direct question) · az nə zaman (at what time, as a direct question) · ba ҡасан (at what time, as a direct question) · ce маца (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 何時 /何时 (at what time, as a direct question) · pam nung kapilan (at what time, as an indirect question) · tr ne zaman (at what time, as a direct question) · dsb ga (at what time, as an indirect question) · et millal (at what time, as a direct question) · ar فوقاش (at what time, as a direct question) · de wann (at what time, as a direct question) · sh kada (at what time, as a direct question) · ru когда́ (a circumstance or situation in which) · nrf quaend (at what time, as an indirect question) · fi kun (at which, on which, during which) · io kande (at what time, as a direct question) · fo nær (at what time, as an indirect question) · ta எப்போது (at what time, as a direct question) · as কেতিয়া (at what time, as a direct question) · ka როდის (at what time, as a direct question) · sah хаһан (at what time, as a direct question) · eo kiam (at what time, as an indirect question) · la quandō (at what time, as a direct question) · cy pan (at which, on which, during which) · mn хэдийд (at what time, as a direct question) · kne tongona (at what time, as a direct question) · bn কখন (at what time, as a direct question) · es cuándo (at what time, as an indirect question) · bg кога́ (at what time, as a direct question) · ur کب (at what time, as a direct question) · ttj di (at what time, as a direct question) · ca quan (at what time, as an indirect question) · bcl kun kasuarin (at what time, as an indirect question) · chn kunsih (at what time, as a direct question) · grc ὁπότε (at what time, as an indirect question) · vec co (at what time, as an indirect question) · fy wannear (at what time, as a direct question) · cjs қачан (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 啥物時陣 /啥物时阵 (at what time, as a direct question) · sga cuin (at what time, as a direct question) · mfe kan (at what time, as a direct question) · kok केद्ना (at what time, as a direct question) · esu qaku (at what time, as a direct question) · fi milloin (at what time, as a direct question) · csm uṭum (at what time, as a direct question) · ro când (at what time, as a direct question) · ms bila (at what time, as a direct question) · sh када (at what time, as a direct question) · gd cuin (at what time, as a direct question) · rue кідь (at what time, as a direct question) · id saat (the time at, on or during which) · nv hahgoshąʼ (at what time, as a direct question) · ar متى (at what time, as a direct question) · uli ingeead (at what time, as a direct question) · sc cando (at what time, as a direct question) · hu amikor (at what time, as an indirect question) · sv när (at what time, as a direct question) · sv när (at what time, as an indirect question) · zh 底時 /底时 (at what time, as a direct question) · be калі́ (at what time, as a direct question) · war san-o (at what time, as a direct question) · ar إيمتى (at what time, as a direct question) · id ketika (at which, on which, during which) · de wann (at what time, as an indirect question) · sl kdáj (at what time, as a direct question) · ta எப்பொழுது (at what time, as an indirect question) · km អង្កាល់ណា (at what time, as a direct question) · la ubi (at what time, as a direct question) · az havaxt (at what time, as a direct question) · af wanneer (at what time, as a direct question) · tr ne zaman (at what time, as an indirect question) · ar عِنْدَمَا (at what time, as an indirect question) · vi bao giờ (at what time, as an indirect question) · ar إمتى (at what time, as a direct question) · ka როდის (at what time, as an indirect question) · ckb کەی (at what time, as a direct question) · shu متى (at what time, as a direct question) · ky качан (at what time, as a direct question) · br pegoulz (at what time, as a direct question) · id saat (a circumstance or situation in which) · mnc ᠠᡨᠠᡢᡤᡳ (at what time, as a direct question) · sc canno (at what time, as a direct question) · mn хэзээ (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 啥物時陣 /啥物时阵 (at what time, as an indirect question) · ko 언제 (at what time, as a direct question) · la quando (at what time, as an indirect question) · pl kiedy (at what time, as a direct question) · nv hádą́ą́ʼ (at what time, as a direct question) · rup cãndu (at what time, as a direct question) · ms kapan (at what time, as a direct question) · xh xa (at what time, as a direct question) · ja 何時 (at what time, as a direct question) · ga cathain (at what time, as a direct question) · tl kung kailan (at which, on which, during which) · el πότε (at what time, as an indirect question) · cic kati̱hkaash (at what time, as a direct question) · nl wanneer (at what time, as a direct question) · gd cuin (at what time, as an indirect question) · zh 甚麼時候 /什麼時候 /什么时候 (at what time, as an indirect question) · th เมื่อไร (at what time, as a direct question) · dlm cand (at what time, as a direct question) · ml എപ്പോൾ (at what time, as a direct question) · de als (at which, on which, during which) · kne eg-an (at what time, as an indirect question) · mi inahea (at what time, as a direct question) · mi nōnahea (at what time, as a direct question) · ar ونتى (at what time, as a direct question) · osx hwanne (at what time, as a direct question) · km ពេលណា (at what time, as a direct question) · yai кад (at what time, as a direct question) · vec cuando (at what time, as a direct question) · bcl kun nuarin (at what time, as an indirect question) · ga cá huair (at what time, as a direct question) · enm whan (at what time, as an indirect question) · sa कदा (at what time, as a direct question) · ar وقتيش (at what time, as a direct question) · zea 'oeneer (at what time, as a direct question) · cy pryd (at what time, as an indirect question) · sc candho (at what time, as a direct question) · hi जब (at which, on which, during which) · th เมื่อใด (at what time, as a direct question) · is hvenær (at what time, as a direct question) · tg кай (at what time, as a direct question) · vec có (at what time, as an indirect question) · eo kiam (at what time, as a direct question) · kw p'eur (at what time, as a direct question) · te ఎప్పుడు (at what time, as a direct question) · el πότε (at what time, as a direct question) · kne tongona (at what time, as an indirect question) · eu noiz (at what time, as a direct question) · ovd ną̊r (at what time, as a direct question) · ar متى (at what time, as a direct question) · sq kur (at what time, as a direct question) · grc πότε (at what time, as a direct question) · uk коли́ (at what time, as an indirect question) · fi koska (at what time, as a direct question) · vi bao giờ (at what time, as a direct question) · ca quan (at what time, as a direct question) · fr quand (at what time, as a direct question) · ba ҡасан (at what time, as an indirect question) · mg ovìana (at what time, as a direct question) · kl qanga (at what time, as a direct question) · et kunas (at what time, as a direct question) · da hvornår (at what time, as a direct question) · ta எப்போது (at what time, as an indirect question) · ty anafea (at what time, as a direct question) · mg rahoviana (at what time, as a direct question) · gl cando (at what time, as a direct question) · ms kapan (at what time, as an indirect question) · aeb وَقْتَاشْ (at what time, as a direct question) · ang hwonne (at what time, as a direct question) · fi koska (at what time, as an indirect question) · ast cuándo (at what time, as a direct question) · os кӕд (at what time, as a direct question) · odt wan (at what time, as a direct question) · ar وقتاه (at what time, as a direct question) · war kan-o (at what time, as a direct question) · aeb اِمْتَى (at what time, as a direct question) · km អង្កាល (at what time, as a direct question) · fa کی (at what time, as a direct question) · ne कहिले (at what time, as a direct question) · cs kdy (at what time, as a direct question) · az nə vaxt (at what time, as a direct question) · nl wanneer (at what time, as an indirect question) · yue 幾時 /几时 (at what time, as a direct question) · wuu 啥辰光 (at what time, as a direct question) · kk қашан (at what time, as a direct question) · ty ahea (at what time, as a direct question) · aeb وَقْتِلِّي (at what time, as an indirect question) · he באיזו שעה (at what time, as a direct question) · mk кога (at what time, as a direct question) · lus eng tikah (at what time, as a direct question) · ar فوقتاش (at what time, as a direct question) · fo nær (at what time, as a direct question) · cs kdy (at what time, as an indirect question) · grc πῆμος (at what time, as a direct question) · id kapan (at what time, as an indirect question) · ar فوقاه (at what time, as a direct question) · pam kapilan (at what time, as a direct question) · wo kañ (at what time, as a direct question) · krl konža (at what time, as a direct question) · bh कब (at what time, as a direct question) · su iraha (at what time, as a direct question) · vec cuando (at what time, as an indirect question) · aeb مْتِينْ (at what time, as a direct question) · lv kad (at what time, as a direct question) · ru когда́ (at what time, as an indirect question) · nap quanno (at what time, as a direct question) · tl kailan (at what time, as a direct question) · kl qaqugu (at what time, as a direct question) · kmr kengî (at what time, as a direct question) · pl gdy (at what time, as a direct question) · krl konsa (at what time, as an indirect question) · hu mikor (at what time, as a direct question) · oc quand (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 當時 /当时 (at what time, as an indirect question) · ilo no kanno (at what time, as an indirect question) · sk kedy (at what time, as a direct question) · fur cuand (at what time, as a direct question) · tk haçan (at what time, as a direct question) · ar معاش (at what time, as a direct question) · njo-jgl kodang (at what time, as a direct question) · za seizlawz (at what time, as a direct question) · got 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (at what time, as a direct question) · ta அப்பொழுது (at which, on which, during which) · sd ڪڏهن (at what time, as a direct question) · fi jolloin (at which, on which, during which) · km កាលណា (at what time, as a direct question) · ty inafea (at what time, as a direct question) · csb czedë (at what time, as a direct question) · km វេលាណា (at what time, as a direct question) · vi khi nào (at what time, as a direct question) · gd nuair (at which, on which, during which) · ce маца (at what time, as an indirect question) · vec con (at what time, as an indirect question) · tzm ⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⴷ (at what time, as a direct question) · yue 幾時 /几时 (at what time, as an indirect question) · krl konsa (at what time, as a direct question) · kne eg-an (at what time, as a direct question) · shn မိူဝ်ႈလႂ် (at what time, as a direct question) · goh wanne (at what time, as a direct question) · ty afea (at what time, as a direct question) · ja いつ (at what time, as a direct question) · krl konza (at what time, as a direct question) · nv hahgo (at what time, as a direct question) · sa कदा (at what time, as an indirect question) · akk inūma (at what time, as a direct question) · rcf kansa (at what time, as a direct question) · tzm ⵎⵍⵎⵉ (at what time, as a direct question) · rop wotaim (at what time, as a direct question) · grc πηνίκα (at what time, as a direct question) · sco whan (at what time, as a direct question) · bn কবে (at what time, as a direct question) · yi ווען (at what time, as a direct question) · txb ente (at what time, as a direct question) · ccc na'kolyaye (at what time, as a direct question) · th เมื่อไหร่ (at what time, as a direct question) · ar إيمتى (at what time, as a direct question) · ht kan (at what time, as a direct question) · ar مَتَى (at what time, as a direct question) · zh 啥時 /啥时 (at what time, as an indirect question) · ru когда́ (at which, on which, during which) · zh дуәхур (at what time, as a direct question) · lt kada (at what time, as a direct question) · zea 'oeneer-a (at what time, as an indirect question) · si කවදා (at what time, as a direct question) · ty 'i anafea (at what time, as a direct question) · chn qʰənchi (at what time, as a direct question) · hi कब (at what time, as a direct question) · no når (at what time, as a direct question) · pt quando (at what time, as an indirect question) · krl konža (at what time, as an indirect question) · id kapan (at what time, as a direct question) · it quando (at what time, as a direct question) · tl kung kailan (at what time, as an indirect question) · kne idi (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) · fi milloin (at what time, as an indirect question) · ta எப்பொழுது (at what time, as a direct question) · fr quand (at what time, as an indirect question) · grc πηνίκα (at what time, as an indirect question) · lv kad (at what time, as an indirect question) · ta பொழுது (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) · de wenn (at which, on which, during which) · lo ເມື່ອໃດ (at what time, as a direct question) · hy երբ (at what time, as a direct question) · enm whan (at what time, as a direct question) · bcl kasuarin (at what time, as a direct question) · nrf quaend (at what time, as a direct question) · hi कब (at what time, as an indirect question) · ms bila (at what time, as an indirect question) · sc candu (at what time, as a direct question) · hrx wann (at what time, as a direct question)

wikipedia: when

when en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈʍɪn/
• /ˈʍɛn/
• /ˈw̥ɪn/
• audio
• audio
• [ˈʍɛn]
• [ˈwɛn]
• [ˈw̥ɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈwɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈʍɪn]
• /ˈw̥ɛn/
• [ˈw̥ɛn]
• audio
• /ˈwɛn/
• /ˈwɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

Meanings

1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
   • When she'd written her letters, she did some gardening.
   • Don't forget to signal when (you are) turning right.
   • Put your pencil down when [i.e. as soon as, at the moment that] the timer goes off.
   • Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear. 1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter III (Accessory After the Fact), page 382, column 1:
   • A student is disqualified when [as soon as, if] they cheat.
   • A player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit.
   • Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
   • I said nothing about doing that when I had the time.
   • Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.
   • When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite.
   • Jose, when he finally managed to go to sleep, had a series of bad dreams.
2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
   • I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working.
   • It was raining when I came yesterday.
   • When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting.
   • Be careful when crossing the street.
   • They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.
   • The Baggies had offered little threat until the 28th minute, but when their first chance came it was a clear one. 2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
   • The game is over when the referee says it is.
3. At what time; at which time.
   • I am at London only to provide for Monday, when I shall use that favour which my Lady Bedford hath afforded me, of giving her name to my daughter; which I mention to you, […] 1839, John Donne, The Works of John Donne: Sermons, Letters, Poems, page 310:
   • He sat at the door of his kitchen watching, and seeing there was nothing else for it we buckled to and soon had the job done; when we were admitted to the kitchen and given a really good meal. 1929, Donald John Munro, The Roaring Forties and After, page 38:
   • I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain.
   • I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.
   • I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
   • Oh age! / Where only wealthy men are counted happy: / How ſhall I pleaſe thee? how deſerve thy ſmiles? / When I am only rich in miſery? c. 1604–1626, doubtfully attributed to Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Faithful Friends”, in Henry [William] Weber, editor, The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, in Fourteen Volumes: […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] F[rancis] C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington; […], published 1812, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, page 53:
   • He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
   • You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.

Forms

Synonyms

while (during the time that) · given that (given the fact that) · whereas (in spite of the fact that) · whenever (every time that) · whilst · but (in spite of the fact that) · where (in spite of the fact that) · as soon as (as soon as) · once (as soon as) · seeing that · immediately (as soon as) · whenever (at any time that)

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ka როდესაც (during the time that) · sq kur (at what time; at which time) · bn যখন (during the time that) · fi jolloin (at what time; at which time) · kum къачан (at what time; at which time) · id ketika (as soon as, at the time that) · he כאשר (during the time that) · de als (at what time; at which time) · et kui (during the time that) · sco whan (at what time; at which time) · nl wanneer (as soon as, at the time that) · enm whan (during the time that) · grc ὄτα (at what time; at which time) · tl kapag (as soon as, at the time that) · aeb وَقتِلِّي (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · sv när (as soon as, at the time that) · it quando (at what time; at which time) · yue 幾時 /几时 (at what time; at which time) · pl gdy (during the time that) · sv när (at what time; at which time) · cs až (as soon as, at the time that) · fo nær (at what time; at which time) · sco whan (during the time that) · he מתי (at what time; at which time) · ms semasa (during the time that) · sco whan (as soon as, at the time that) · th เมื่อ (during the time that) · ro când (during the time that) · ka როცა (as soon as, at the time that) · bzj wen (as soon as, at the time that) · chr ᎯᎳᏳᎢ (at what time; at which time) · es cuando (at what time; at which time) · vi khi (during the time that) · de wenn (during the time that) · ilo no (during the time that) · su basa (during the time that) · id jika (since; given the fact that; considering that) · mk кога (as soon as, at the time that) · ja ...の時 (during the time that) · vec con (during the time that) · txb ente (as soon as, at the time that) · yi אַז (during the time that) · es cuando (during the time that) · cy tra (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · et millal (at what time; at which time) · ar حِينَمَا (as soon as, at the time that) · da når (during the time that) · ast cuando (during the time that) · sk keď (as soon as, at the time that) · uk коли́ (as soon as, at the time that) · uk коли́ (at what time; at which time) · th ครั้น (during the time that) · tl kung (since; given the fact that; considering that) · ka როდესაც (as soon as, at the time that) · alt качан (at what time; at which time) · fi kun (as soon as, at the time that) · uk коли́ (during the time that) · nrf quaend (during the time that) · ta உடனே (as soon as, at the time that) · ur جب (during the time that) · zh 何時 /何时 (at what time; at which time) · ang þonne (since; given the fact that; considering that) · cy pan (during the time that) · vi bao giờ (at what time; at which time) · fa چون (at what time; at which time) · ky качан (during the time that) · cy amser (during the time that) · nl wanneer (during the time that) · ur جب (at what time; at which time) · vi khi (since; given the fact that; considering that) · no når (as soon as, at the time that) · la quandō (at what time; at which time) · ka როდისთვის (at what time; at which time) · ar إِذ (during the time that) · gd nuair (during the time that) · alt качан (during the time that) · mk штом (as soon as, at the time that) · sh kada (at what time; at which time) · hy երբ (as soon as, at the time that) · nl als (as soon as, at the time that) · zh 幾時 /几时 (at what time; at which time) · da hvornår (at what time; at which time) · it quando (during the time that) · bcl kasuarin (at what time; at which time) · es al (as soon as, at the time that) · pl gdy (as soon as, at the time that) · vec có (as soon as, at the time that) · pt quando (during the time that) · fr dès que (as soon as, at the time that) · aeb وَقتِلِّي (during the time that) · sv då (as soon as, at the time that) · ca quan (as soon as, at the time that) · ky качан (at what time; at which time) · eo dum (during the time that) · lv kad (during the time that) · gd nuair (as soon as, at the time that) · fa هنگامی که (at what time; at which time) · ar لَمَّا (during the time that) · ar لَمَّا (during the time that) · sa यदा (at what time; at which time) · pt assim que (as soon as, at the time that) · ar حِينَ (during the time that) · hrx wenn (as soon as, at the time that) · tl pagka- (as soon as, at the time that) · sk keď (during the time that) · fi kun (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · fr quand (during the time that) · cs když (during the time that) · he כש־ (as soon as, at the time that) · id padahal (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · egy x*t:f (during the time that) · hi जब (during the time that) · zh 什麼時候 /什么时候 (at what time; at which time) · gd on (since; given the fact that; considering that) · vec con (as soon as, at the time that) · sl ko (at what time; at which time) · eo kiam (during the time that) · kum къачан (as soon as, at the time that) · sc cando (at what time; at which time) · zh 當 /当 (as soon as, at the time that) · zea 'oeneer-a (at what time; at which time) · bcl nuarin (at what time; at which time) · ang þā (as soon as, at the time that) · el αφού (as soon as, at the time that) · da når (as soon as, at the time that) · ru когда́ (at what time; at which time) · el όταν (as soon as, at the time that) · lo ເມື່ອ (at what time; at which time) · rup cãndu (at what time; at which time) · ja いつ (at what time; at which time) · ru в то вре́мя как (at what time; at which time) · mk кога (during the time that) · th พอ (during the time that) · hi यदा (at what time; at which time) · pt quando (at what time; at which time) · ang þā (at what time; at which time) · cy tra (during the time that) · id saat (at what time; at which time) · vi khi nào (at what time; at which time) · be калі́ (at what time; at which time) · fr lorsque (during the time that) · sk kedy (at what time; at which time) · ang þonne (as soon as, at the time that) · ja ...した時 (as soon as, at the time that) · aeb كِيفْ (as soon as, at the time that) · nap quanno (during the time that) · el πότε (at what time; at which time) · pl kiedy (at what time; at which time) · ru когда́ (during the time that) · ta பொழுது (during the time that) · as যেতিয়া (at what time; at which time) · lv kad (at what time; at which time) · th ขณะที่ (during the time that) · ja ...したとき (as soon as, at the time that) · yue […]嘅時候 /[…]嘅时候 (during the time that) · ro când (at what time; at which time) · kum къачан (during the time that) · no når (during the time that) · it quando (as soon as, at the time that) · yi ווען (at what time; at which time) · fr quand (at what time; at which time) · lo ເມື່ອ (during the time that) · nl zodra (as soon as, at the time that) · vec co (as soon as, at the time that) · sc candu (at what time; at which time) · ky качан (as soon as, at the time that) · lo ພໍ (during the time that) · vi lúc nào (at what time; at which time) · bn যখন (as soon as, at the time that) · sc candho (at what time; at which time) · ru когда́ (as soon as, at the time that) · ang mid þȳ þe (since; given the fact that; considering that) · ang þā (during the time that) · kne idi (as soon as, at the time that) · cy os (since; given the fact that; considering that) · vec co (during the time that) · ars يوم (during the time that) · is þegar (during the time that) · fi kun (since; given the fact that; considering that) · mk кога (at what time; at which time) · id ketika (during the time that) · ne तब (as soon as, at the time that) · fi kun (during the time that) · ga nuair (during the time that) · is þegar (as soon as, at the time that) · fo tá (during the time that) · az o zaman ki (at what time; at which time) · de wenn (as soon as, at the time that) · hrx wie (during the time that) · ms masa (at what time; at which time) · mi i a (as soon as, at the time that) · mi a hei (during the time that) · az -əndə (at what time; at which time) · aeb كِي (as soon as, at the time that) · eo kiam (at what time; at which time) · enm whan (at what time; at which time) · zdj esa (during the time that) · mhr гын (as soon as, at the time that) · kne mo (during the time that) · nl als (during the time that) · shn မိူဝ်ႈ (at what time; at which time) · fur cuand (at what time; at which time) · ar عِنْدَمَا (during the time that) · bn যখনই (as soon as, at the time that) · hi कब (at what time; at which time) · fa وقتی (at what time; at which time) · gd ged (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · cy pan (at what time; at which time) · ta பொழுது (at what time; at which time) · pl kiedy (as soon as, at the time that) · eo kiam (as soon as, at the time that) · tl kapag (during the time that) · hy երբ (during the time that) · es en que (as soon as, at the time that) · enm whan (as soon as, at the time that) · sga a (at what time; at which time) · kne no (during the time that) · ga nuair (as soon as, at the time that) · th เมื่อ (at what time; at which time) · bn যেই (as soon as, at the time that) · fo tá (as soon as, at the time that) · alt качан (as soon as, at the time that) · as কেতিয়া (at what time; at which time) · grc ὅτε (at what time; at which time) · fa وقتی که (at what time; at which time) · vi khi (at what time; at which time) · id ketika (at what time; at which time) · grc ὅταν (during the time that) · fa به هنگام (at what time; at which time) · ang þonne (during the time that) · fa در زمان (at what time; at which time) · hy երբ (at what time; at which time) · cs kdy (at what time; at which time) · el όταν (during the time that) · sv då (during the time that) · ar لَمَّا (during the time that) · hrx als (during the time that) · sc canno (at what time; at which time) · no når (at what time; at which time) · fi vaikka (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · zh ...的時候 /...的时候 (during the time that) · sk až (as soon as, at the time that) · ja ...のとき (during the time that) · ce маца (at what time; at which time) · sv när (during the time that) · et kui (as soon as, at the time that) · mfe kan (as soon as, at the time that) · pt quando (as soon as, at the time that) · bg кога́то (as soon as, at the time that) · njo-jgl kodang (as soon as, at the time that) · bg кога́то (at what time; at which time) · cy pan (as soon as, at the time that) · hi जब (at what time; at which time) · de als (during the time that) · ast cuando (at what time; at which time) · es cuando (as soon as, at the time that) · nl wanneer (at what time; at which time) · ro când (as soon as, at the time that) · de sobald (as soon as, at the time that) · shn မိူဝ်ႈ (during the time that) · grc ὅκα (at what time; at which time) · sh када (at what time; at which time) · ja 何時 (at what time; at which time) · ta பொழுது (since; given the fact that; considering that) · ja ...したら (as soon as, at the time that) · mi iwhea nonawhea āwhea (at what time; at which time) · bn যখন (at what time; at which time) · lv kad (as soon as, at the time that) · ta அப்பொழுது (at what time; at which time) · sa यदा (during the time that) · fa زمانی که (at what time; at which time) · ar مَتَى (at what time; at which time) · az o vaxt ki (at what time; at which time) · nrf quaend (at what time; at which time) · ga nuair (at what time; at which time) · cy pan (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) · vec có (during the time that) · gd nuair (at what time; at which time) · de wenn (at what time; at which time) · fur cuant (at what time; at which time) · ko 언제 (at what time; at which time)

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when en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈʍɪn/
• /ˈʍɛn/
• /ˈw̥ɪn/
• audio
• audio
• [ˈʍɛn]
• [ˈwɛn]
• [ˈw̥ɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈwɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈʍɪn]
• /ˈw̥ɛn/
• [ˈw̥ɛn]
• audio
• /ˈwɛn/
• /ˈwɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

Meanings

1. (humorous, often) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to ‘Say when’.
   • HOCKEN: Say “when”, Frank. / DREBIN: Whe— 1982, Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson, “Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)”, in Police Squad!, episode 3, spoken by Ed Hocken (Alan North), spoken by Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen):
   • Producers have the power to say "when" when the actress involved is too stressed to continue. That's responsible filmmaking. 2011, Fritz Allhoff, Dave Monroe, Porn - Philosophy for Everyone: How to Think With Kink:
   • He keeps the bottle in the top bureau drawer; he takes it out, and two glasses, and pours. Say when. When, please. 2009, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, page 111:
   • When we go out to a restaurant, we're the guys who never say "when" when the waiter is grinding fresh pepper on our salads. 2004, Andy Husbands, Joe Yonan, The Fearless Chef: Innovative Recipes from the Edge of American Cuisine, page 83:
2. (obsolete) Expressing impatience.
   • VVhy vvhen? begin Sir: I muſt ſtay your leiſure. c. 1615 (date written), Tho[mas] Middleton, “More Dissemblers besides Women. A Comedy”, in Two New Playes. […], London: […] Humphrey Moseley, […], published 1657, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 66:
   • Why when I ſay?[…]Off with my boots, you rogues: you villaines, when?[…]Out you rogue[…] c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 221, column 2:
   • Set parſon, ſet, the dice die in my hand: / VVhen parſon, vvhen! vvhat can ye finde no more? 1600, [Michael Drayton, Richard Hathwaye, Anthony Munday, Robert Wilson], The First Part of the True and Honorable Historie, of the Life of Sir John Old-castle, the Good Lord Cobham. […], London: […] [V[alentine] S[immes]] for Thomas Pauier, […], →OCLC:

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Deriveds

when Hell freezes over (from all parts of speech) · when one's ship comes in (from all parts of speech) · when the cat's away the mice play (from all parts of speech) · strike someone when they are down (from all parts of speech) · back when (from all parts of speech) · I know it when I see it (from all parts of speech) · you don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire (from all parts of speech) · when in Rome (from all parts of speech) · kick someone when they are down (from all parts of speech) · when God closes a door he opens a window (from all parts of speech) · when Adam was an oakum boy (from all parts of speech) · quit when one is ahead (from all parts of speech) · you when I see you (from all parts of speech) · when it comes to (from all parts of speech) · when pigs can fly (from all parts of speech) · time flies when you're having fun (from all parts of speech) · you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire (from all parts of speech) · know when to fold 'em (from all parts of speech) · why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free (from all parts of speech) · buy when it snows and sell when it goes (from all parts of speech) · zig when one should zag (from all parts of speech) · if and when (from all parts of speech) · know someone when (from all parts of speech) · why buy a book when you can join a library (from all parts of speech) · when the music stops (from all parts of speech) · when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard (from all parts of speech) · when all is said and done (from all parts of speech) · cross that bridge when one gets to it (from all parts of speech) · cross that bridge when one comes to it (from all parts of speech) · when shrimps whistle (from all parts of speech) · when it's at home (from all parts of speech) · ask how high when someone says jump (from all parts of speech) · when it came to (from all parts of speech) · why buy a book when you can join the library (from all parts of speech) · when the balloon goes up (from all parts of speech) · when the cat's away (from all parts of speech) · needs must when the devil drives (from all parts of speech) · when push comes to shove (from all parts of speech) · when two Sundays come together (from all parts of speech) · when all is said (from all parts of speech) · kick a dog when it's down (from all parts of speech) · when is closing time (from all parts of speech) · when as (from all parts of speech) · when heck freezes over (from all parts of speech) · hit someone when they are down (from all parts of speech) · whenwe (from all parts of speech) · burn that bridge when one comes to it (from all parts of speech) · way back when (from all parts of speech) · when the time comes (from all parts of speech) · when pigs fly (from all parts of speech) · when the cat's away the mice will play (from all parts of speech) · as and when (from all parts of speech) · when the chips are down (from all parts of speech) · when opportunity knocks (from all parts of speech) · cross that bridge when one gets there (from all parts of speech) · be greedy when others are fearful (from all parts of speech) · since when (from all parts of speech) · when two Sundays meet (from all parts of speech) · when two Fridays come together (from all parts of speech) · I'll believe it when I see it (from all parts of speech)

Translations (7)

bn ব্যাস (that's enough) · fi sitten (that's enough) · fi riittää (that's enough) · zh 够了 (that's enough) · is takk (that's enough) · sk kedy (that's enough) · it basta (that's enough)

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when en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʍɪn/
• /ˈʍɛn/
• /ˈw̥ɪn/
• audio
• audio
• [ˈʍɛn]
• [ˈwɛn]
• [ˈw̥ɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈwɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈʍɪn]
• /ˈw̥ɛn/
• [ˈw̥ɛn]
• audio
• /ˈwɛn/
• /ˈwɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

Meanings

1. The time at which something happens.
   • For the moment, suffice it to say that the stories told through the whens and hows of building a scene differentiate individual desires and needs more clearly than shared speech was up to then able to communicate. 2008, Paolo Aite, Lanscapes of the Psyche, Ipoc Press, →ISBN, page 151:
   • A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

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Translations (21)

hu mikor (the time) · pt quando (the time) · ta எப்பொழுது (the time) · el πότε (the time) · ro atunci când (the time) · fi milloin (the time) · bg кога́та (the time) · de Wann (the time) · cs kdy (the time) · es el cuando (the time) · da hvornår (the time) · eo kiam (the time) · it quando (the time) · id kapan (the time) · pl kiedy (the time) · fr quand (the time) · vi khi nào (the time) · ja 何時 (the time) · sk kedy (the time) · lv kad (the time) · ja いつ (the time)

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when en · PRON

Pronunciation

• /ˈʍɪn/
• /ˈʍɛn/
• /ˈw̥ɪn/
• audio
• audio
• [ˈʍɛn]
• [ˈwɛn]
• [ˈw̥ɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈwɪn] (pin-pen-merger)
• [ˈʍɪn]
• /ˈw̥ɛn/
• [ˈw̥ɛn]
• audio
• /ˈwɛn/
• /ˈwɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

Meanings

1. (interrogative) What time; which time.
   • Since when do I need your permission?
   • [This] we imagined might have been owing to some accidental condition of the system, or perhaps idiosyncracy; this led us to a second trial, but we experienced the same inconveniences, since when, we have altogether abandoned their use. 1833, William Potts Dewees, A Treatise on the Diseases of Females, page 495::
   • Homer, to whom the Muses did carouse A great deep cup with heav'nly nectar fill'd, The greatest, deepest cup in Jove's great house, (For Jove himself had so expressly will'd) He drank off all, nor let one drop be spill'd; Since when, his brain that had before been dry, Became the well-spring of all poetry. 1831 (published), John Davies, Orchestra Or, a Poem of Dancing, in Robert Southey, Select Works of the British Poets: From Chaucer to Jonson, with Biographical Sketches, page 706
   • [...] ſhortly [...] I'le reſolue you [...] / Theſe happend accidents: till when, be cheerefull [...] 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 18, column 2:
   • So we combined the Kocher-Langenbeck and iliofemoral approach until 1965, since when we have combined the ilioinguinal and Kocher-Langenbeck approaches. 2012, Emile Letournel, Robert Judet, Fractures of the Acetabulum, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 385:

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ta எப்பொழுதிருந்து (what time; which time) · niv ығр̌ (what time; which time) · eo kiam (what time; which time) · it quando (what time; which time) · da hvornår (what time; which time) · nl wanneer (what time; which time) · sk kedy (what time; which time) · uk коли́ (what time; which time) · pt quando (what time; which time) · fro quant (what time; which time) · ja いつ (what time; which time) · ce маца (what time; which time) · pl kiedy (what time; which time) · eu noiz (what time; which time) · clt khaaning (what time; which time) · inh маца (what time; which time) · bg кога́ (what time; which time) · fr quand (what time; which time) · ro când (what time; which time) · ja 何時 (what time; which time) · tr ne zaman (what time; which time) · mk кога (what time; which time) · kaw kapan (what time; which time) · evn окин (what time; which time) · ms bila (what time; which time) · ta எப்போதிலிருந்து (what time; which time) · cs kdy (what time; which time) · es cuando (what time; which time) · fi mistä lähtien (what time; which time) · fi milloin (what time; which time) · an quan (what time; which time) · tl kailan (what time; which time) · jv yèn (what time; which time) · hu mikor (what time; which time) · no når (what time; which time) · id kapan (what time; which time) · zdj nɗi (what time; which time) · de wann (what time; which time) · ru когда́ (what time; which time) · id bila (what time; which time) · he מָתַי (what time; which time) · got 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (what time; which time) · eve ок (what time; which time) · gld хали (what time; which time) · sv när (what time; which time) · el πότε (what time; which time)

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