whenever
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whenever
- /wəˈnɛvə/ UK
- /wɛnˈɛvə/ UK
- /wəˈnɛvɚ/ US
- /hwəˈnɛvɚ/ US
- /wɛnˈɛvɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + -ever.
conjunction
- At any time that. Visit whenever you want to.
- At the (single) time that, no matter when. Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
- Every time that. 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.
- When. Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.
adverb
- When ever: emphatic form of when. Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
- At any time. Feel free to visit whenever.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anytime, wherever, everytime, where, sometime, when, once, lorsque, provided, quand, whether, whensoever, each time, every time, if ever, upon
Translations
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conj 2. at the (single) time that
| Español | cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que, cuando sea que |
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conj 1. at any time that
| Español | cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que, cuando sea que, en cualquier momento que |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | いつでも |
| 中文 | 無論何時 /无论何时 wúlùn héshí, 哪會兒 /哪会儿 nǎhuìr |
| Português | quando |
| Français | n'importe quand |
| Deutsch | wenn, wann immer, wann auch immer |
| Italiano | in ogni momento |
| Ελληνικά | όποτε ópote, οποτεδήποτε opotedípote |
| Русский | когда́ бы ни kogdá by ni |
| العربية | مَتَى matā, مَتَى مَا matā mā |
conj 3. every time that
| Español | siempre que, siempre y cuando, cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | いつでも |
| 中文 | 每當 /每当 měidāng |
| Português | sempre que, toda vez que |
| Français | chaque fois que, à chaque fois que |
| Deutsch | sooft, immer wenn, jedes Mal, wenn |
| Italiano | ogni volta che |
| Русский | ка́ждый раз káždyj raz |
| العربية | كُلَّمَا kullamā |
adv at any time
| Français | n'importe quand |
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| Русский | когда́ уго́дно kogdá ugódno |
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title = {whenever},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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