when
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈwɛn/]
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Senses
1. when (adv) — sense 1
Definition: At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
Example: When will they arrive?
2. when (adv) — sense 2
Definition: 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.
Example: The site's all bugged. Fix when?
3. when (adv) — sense 3
Definition: At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
Example: He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
4. when (conj) — sense 1
Definition: At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
Example: Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.
5. when (conj) — sense 2
Definition: During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
Example: They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.
6. when (conj) — sense 3
Definition: At what time; at which time.
Example: I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
7. when (pron) — sense 1
Definition: What time; which time.
Example: Since when do I need your permission?
8. when (noun) — sense 1
Definition: The time at which something happens.
Example: A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
9. when (intj) — sense 1
Definition: 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’.
Example: HOCKEN: Say “when”, Frank. / DREBIN: Whe—
10. when (intj) — sense 2
Definition: Expressing impatience.
Example: Why when I ſay?[…]Off with my boots, you rogues: you villaines, when?[…]Out you rogue[…]
Structure of the word
Roots:- kʷ (Proto-Indo-European)
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