whens
/W EH1 N Z/adverb
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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.
- 2
(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- 3
(fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
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(informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
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(interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
- 6
At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
noun
- 1
The time at which something happens.
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