whenever
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /wəˈnɛvɚ/, /hwəˈnɛvɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wəˈnɛvə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)
ConjunctionEdit
whenever
- 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.
- (Ireland, regional US, nonstandard) When.
- Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
at any time that
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every time that
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when — see when
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AdverbEdit
whenever
- (interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.
- Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
- At any time.
- Feel free to visit whenever.
TranslationsEdit
at any time
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