whens

/W EH1 N Z/
adverb
  1. 1

    (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

  2. 2

    (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.

  3. 3

    (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.

  4. 4

    (informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.

  5. 5

    (interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.

  6. 6

    At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

noun
  1. 1

    The time at which something happens.