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1. (adv.) when
at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?:
When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
2. when
under what circumstances? upon what occasion?:
When is a letter of condolence in order? When did you ever see such a crowd?
3. (conj.) when
at what time:
to know when to be silent.
4. when
at the time or in the event that:
when we were young; when the noise stops.
5. when
at any time; whenever:
The dogs always bark when anyone approaches the house.
6. when
upon or after which; and then:
We had just fallen asleep when the bell rang.
7. when
while on the contrary; whereas:
Why are you here when you should be in school?
8. (pron.) when
what time:
Till when is the store open?
9. when
which time:
They left on Monday, since when we have heard nothing.
10. (n.) when
the time of anything:
the when and the where of an act.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME when(ne), OE hwenne, c. OFris hwenne, OHG hwanne (cf. OS, Go hwan when, how); akin to who , what)
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1. (adverb) when
used to ask a question about the time sth happens
When is the next train?; When did you cut your hair?
2. (conjunction) when
indicates what time sth happened or is going to happen
We'll leave when we're done.; It broke when it fell.
3. when
even though
You took the car, when I told you not to.
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1. (adverb) when
at what time; -- used interrogatively
2. (adverb) when
at what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively
3. (adverb) when
while; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds
4. (adverb) when
which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun
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Sense: at what time(?)
When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.
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 Afrikaans: wanneer |
 Arabic: مَتى |
 Bulgarian: кога |
 Brazilian: quando |
 Czech: kdy |
 German: wann |
 Danish: hvornår |
 Greek: πότε |
 Spanish: cuando |
 Estonian: millal |
 Farsi: کى |
 Finnish: milloin |
 French: quand |
 Hebrew: מָתַי |
 Hindi: कब |
 Croatian: kada |
 Hungarian: mikor? |
 Indonesian: bilamana |
 Icelandic: hvenær |
 Italian: quando |
 Japanese: いつ |
 Korean: (시간을 물어) 언제 |
 Lithuanian: kada |
 Latvian: kad |
 Malay: bilakah |
 Dutch: wanneer |
 Norwegian: når |
 Polish: kiedy |
 Portuguese: quando |
 Romanian: când |
 Russian: когда |
 Slovak: kedy |
 Slovenian: kdaj |
 Serbian: kada |
 Swedish: när |
 Thai: เมื่อ |
 Turkish: ne zaman |
 Taiwanese: 何時 |
 Ukrainian: коли |
 Urdu: کب |
 Vietnamese: khi nào |
 Chinese: 何时 |
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