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when Definition


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when
adverb
    1. Used in questions, indirect questions and statements: at what timeG; during what period?; at which time.
conj
    1. At the time, or during the period, that.
    2. As soon as.
    3. At any time that; whenever.
    4. But just then.
    5. At which time.
    6. In spite of the fact that; considering that
      Example: Why just watch when you could be dancing?
pronoun
    1. What or which time.
      Example: They stayed talking, until when I can't say
      Example: since when she hasn't spoken to me
    2. Used as a relative pronoun: at, during, etc which time.
      Example: an era when life was harder
Idiom: say when
    colloq
    Used specifically when pouring a drink: tell me when to stop.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hwænne.



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