when

when · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    At what time; on what occasion.

  2. 2.

    At which time or in which situation.

  3. 3.

    At or during the time that.

  4. 4.

    After.

  5. 5.

    Considering that; although.

  6. 6.

    What or which time.

Related words

See also: what, whenever, where, while
Synonyms: at what time

Etymology

From Old English "hwanne" or "hwenne," from Proto-Germanic "hwanne," from Proto-Indo-European "kwo-" (interrogative base). Related to German "wann" and Dutch "wanneer."