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whenever

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishwhan evere,whanne ever,whanne evere,whener,when ever; equivalent towhen +‎ever.

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /wəˈnɛvə/,/wɛnˈɛvə/
(General American)IPA^(key): /wəˈnɛvɚ/,/hwəˈnɛvɚ/,/wɛnˈɛvɚ/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-ɛvə(ɹ)

Conjunction

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whenever

Atany time that.
Visitwhenever you want to.
- 1987 December 21,Richard Nixon,Letters to Trump, Winning Team Publishing, published2023,→ISBN,→OCLC, page10:
  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 thatwhenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!
At the (single) time that, no matter when.
Tomorrow I'll get upwhenever the sun rises.
Every time that.
Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
- 2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, inRAIL, number1001, page61:
  Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on sitewhenever there were excavations.
Regardless of the time that.
Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned,whenever payment is actually received.
(Ireland, regional US, nonstandard)When.
Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

at any time that

Arabic:مَتَى(matā),مَتَى مَا(matā mā)
Bulgarian:когато и да е(kogato i da e)
Chinese:
Mandarin:無論何時 /无论何时 (zh)(wúlùn héshí),哪會兒 /哪会儿(nǎhuìr)
Czech:kdykoliv (cs)
Danish:når som helst
Esperanto:kiam ajn
Faroese:nær sum helst
Finnish:milloin tahansa,koska vaan
French:n'importe quand (fr)
German:wenn (de),wann immer,wann auch immer
Greek:όποτε (el)(ópote),οποτεδήποτε (el)(opotedípote)
Ancient:ὅταν(hótan),ἐπειδάν(epeidán)
Hungarian:akármikor (hu),bármikor (hu)
Italian:inogni momento
Japanese:いつでも (ja)(itsu demo)
Kapampangan:kapilanman
Khmer:ពេលណា(peil naa)
Latin:quandōque,quandōcumque
Maori:ka + verb + ana
Polish:kiedykolwiek (pl)
Portuguese:quando (pt)
Russian:когда́бы ни(kogdá by ni)
Scottish Gaelic:ge be cuin,ge be uair
Serbo-Croatian:kadgod (sh),кадгод
Spanish:cuando quiera (es),cuandoquiera,cuandoquier,cuando sea
Swedish:närsom,när som helst (sv),närhelst (sv)
Ukrainian:коли б не(koly b ne)

at the (single) time that

Indonesian:setiap

every time that

Arabic:كُلَّمَا(kullamā)
Bulgarian:всеки път(vseki pǎt)
Chinese:
Mandarin:每當 /每当 (zh)(měidāng)
Danish:hver gang
Finnish:joka kerta kun,aina kun
French:chaque fois que,à chaque fois que
German:sooft (de),immer wenn,jedes Mal, wenn
Hungarian:valahányszor (hu),ahányszor (hu)
Indonesian:setiap
Italian:ogni volta che
Japanese:いつでも (ja)(itsu demo)
Kapampangan:balang
Polish:ilekroć (pl)
Portuguese:sempre que,toda vez que
Russian:ка́ждый раз(káždyj raz)
Scottish Gaelic:ge be cuin,ge be uair
Spanish:siempre que,siempre y cuando (es),cuandoquiera
Swedish:närhelst (sv),varje gång,jämt när
Ukrainian:щоразу(ščorazu)

when—seewhen

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Translations to be checked

Dutch:^{(pleaseverify)}wanneer ook
Korean:^{(pleaseverify)}언제나 (ko)(eonjena)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish:^{(pleaseverify)}ھەرچەند(herçend)
Latin:^{(pleaseverify)}quotienscumque

Adverb

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whenever

(interrogative)When ever:emphatic form ofwhen.
Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
Atany time.
Feel free to visitwhenever.

Translations

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at any time

Finnish:koska vaan
French:n'importe quand (fr)
Indonesian:kapan saja
Plautdietsch:wanemma
Russian:когда́уго́дно(kogdá ugódno)

Pronominal adverbs

																																																															about	abouts	above	across	after	afters	again	against	along	among	amongst	anent¹	around	as	at	away	beit	before	beside	between	beyond	by	ever	for	fore	forth	forward	forwards	from	hence	in above	in after	in before	in below	in elsewhere	in soever	into	in under	mid²	of	on	out	over	so	soever	somedever³	somever³	through	throughout	to	tofore	unto	up	upon	ward	wards	-wise	with	withal	within	without
																																																														hence	—	—	—	—	henceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	henceforth	henceforward	henceforwards	hencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														here	hereabout	hereabouts	hereabove	—	hereafter	hereafters	—	hereagainst	—	hereamong		hereanent	—	—	hereat	hereaway	—	herebefore	—	—	—	hereby	—	herefor	herefore	hereforth	hereforward	hereforwards	herefrom	herehence	hereinabove	hereinafter	hereinbefore	hereinbelow	hereinelsewhere	hereinsoever	hereinto	hereinunder	heremid	hereof	hereon	hereout	hereover	—	—	—	—	herethrough	herethroughout	hereto	heretofore	hereunto	—	hereupon	—	—	—	herewith	herewithal	herewithin	herewithout
																																																														hither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	hitherto	—	hitherunto	—	—	hitherward	hitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														how	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	howbeit	—	—	—	—	—	however	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	howso	howsoever	howsomedever	howsomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														that	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thataway	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thatwise	—	—	—	—
																																																														thence	—	—	—	—	thenceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thenceforth	thenceforward	thenceforwards	thencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thenceout	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														there	thereabout	thereabouts	thereabove	thereacross	thereafter	thereafters	thereagain	thereagainst	therealong	thereamong	thereamongst	thereanent	therearound	—	thereat	thereaway	—	therebefore	therebeside	therebetween	therebeyond	thereby	therever	therefor	therefore	thereforth	—	—	therefrom	therehence	thereinabove	thereinafter	thereinbefore	thereinbelow	—	—	thereinto	thereinunder	theremid	thereof	thereon	thereout	thereover	—	theresoever	—	—	therethrough	therethroughout	thereto	theretofore	thereunto	thereup	thereupon	—	—	—	therewith	therewithal	therewithin	therewithout
																																																														this	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thisaway	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thiswise	—	—	—	—
																																																														thither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thitherinsoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thitherto	—	—	—	—	thitherward	thitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														what	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatso	whatsoever	whatsomedever	whatsomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatwise	—	—	—	—
																																																														when	whenabout	whenabouts	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenso	whensoever	—	whensomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														whence	—	—	—	—	whenceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whencever	—	—	whenceforth	whenceforward	—	whencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenceward	whencewards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														where	whereabout	whereabouts	whereabove	—	whereafter	whereafters	—	whereagainst	wherealong	whereamong	whereamongst	whereanent	wherearound	whereas	whereat	whereaway	—	wherebefore	wherebeside	wherebetween	wherebeyond	whereby	wherever	wherefor	wherefore	whereforth	—	—	wherefrom	wherehence	whereinabove	whereinafter	whereinbefore	whereinbelow	—	whereinsoever	whereinto	whereinunder	wheremid	whereof	whereon	whereout	whereover	whereso	wheresoever	—	wheresomever	wherethrough	wherethroughout	whereto	wheretofore	whereunto	whereup	whereupon	—	—	—	wherewith	wherewithal	wherewithin	wherewithout
whither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherinsoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherso	—	—	—	—	—	whitherto	whithertofore	—	—	—	whitherward	whitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
why	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whyever	whyfor	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whyso	whysoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.Scottish 2. fromMiddle Englishmid 3. old dialectal form