when
/wษn/IPA: /W EH1 N/
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The time at which something happens.
โA good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.โ
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(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
โDo you know when they arrived?โ
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At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
โHe's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.โ
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(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
โThat was the day when the Twin Towers fell.โ
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(interrogative) What time; which time.
โSince when do I need your permission?โ
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The time that.
โI recall when they were called the Greys.โ
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At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
โA player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit.โ
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During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
โBe careful when crossing the street.โ
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At what time; at which time.
โI am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.โ
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Since; given the fact that; considering that.
โI don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.โ
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Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
โHe keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.โ
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That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
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Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)
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