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whenever en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

/wɛnˈɛvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/wəˈnɛvɚ/ (General-American)
/wəˈnɛvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/wɛnˈɛvɚ/ (General-American)
(US) audio
/hwəˈnɛvɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + -ever.

Meanings

At any time that.
- Visit whenever you want to.
- I did not see the program, but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were great on the Donahue Show. As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner! 1987 December 21, Richard Nixon, Letters to Trump, Winning Team Publishing, published 2023, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10:
At the (single) time that, no matter when.
- Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
Every time that.
- Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations. 2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61:
- Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
Regardless of the time that.
- Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
(Ireland, US, nonstandard, regional) When.
- Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

Deriveds

whenever one turns around

whomsoever · whomever · whysoever · whatsoever · howsoever · whatever · wherever · whosoever · wheresoever · whyever · however · whoever

Translations (76)

bg когато и да е (1. at any time that) · id setiap (3. every time that) · sv när som helst (1. at any time that) · el οποτεδήποτε (1. at any time that) · cmn 無論何時 /无论何时 (1. at any time that) · es siempre que (3. every time that) · es cuando sea que (2. at the (single) time that) · sh кадгод (1. at any time that) · es en cualquier momento que (1. at any time that) · fi milloin tahansa (1. at any time that) · fo nær sum helst (1. at any time that) · da når som helst (1. at any time that) · pam balang (3. every time that) · pl ilekroć (3. every time that) · pt toda vez que (3. every time that) · sv närhelst (1. at any time that) · km ពេលណា (1. at any time that) · cmn 每當 /每当 (3. every time that) · cs kdykoliv (1. at any time that) · sv närsom (1. at any time that) · mt kull meta (1. at any time that) · fi joka kerta kun (3. every time that) · de wann immer (1. at any time that) · pl kiedykolwiek (1. at any time that) · gd ge be cuin (1. at any time that) · es cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que (1. at any time that) · gd ge be uair (3. every time that) · pam kapilanman (1. at any time that) · it in ogni momento (1. at any time that) · es cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que (3. every time that) · fr chaque fois que (3. every time that) · sv närhelst (3. every time that) · fr n'importe quand (1. at any time that) · eo kiam ajn (1. at any time that) · la quandōcumque (1. at any time that) · fi koska vaan (1. at any time that) · pt sempre que (3. every time that) · sv jämt när (3. every time that) · ru когда́ бы ни (1. at any time that) · de immer wenn (3. every time that) · it ogni volta che (3. every time that) · hu ahányszor (3. every time that) · de sooft (3. every time that) · ru ка́ждый раз (3. every time that) · uk щоразу (3. every time that) · cmn 哪會兒 /哪会儿 (1. at any time that) · el όποτε (1. at any time that) · grc ἐπειδάν (1. at any time that) · hu akármikor (1. at any time that) · da hver gang (3. every time that) · ar كُلَّمَا (3. every time that) · es siempre y cuando (3. every time that) · la quandōque (1. at any time that) · de jedes Mal, wenn (3. every time that) · mt kull meta (3. every time that) · es cuando sea que (1. at any time that) · sv varje gång (3. every time that) · ar مَتَى (1. at any time that) · es cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que (2. at the (single) time that) · de wann auch immer (1. at any time that) · uk коли б не (1. at any time that) · fr à chaque fois que (3. every time that) · id setiap (2. at the (single) time that) · pt quando (1. at any time that) · de wenn (1. at any time that) · fi aina kun (3. every time that) · gd ge be uair (1. at any time that) · hu bármikor (1. at any time that) · gd ge be cuin (3. every time that) · grc ὅταν (1. at any time that) · sh kadgod (1. at any time that) · ja いつでも (1. at any time that) · ja いつでも (3. every time that) · ar مَتَى مَا (1. at any time that) · bg всеки път (3. every time that) · hu valahányszor (3. every time that)

whenever en · ADV

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whenever en · CCONJ

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