Definitions for whenever
ʰwɛnˈɛv ər, wɛn-, ʰwən-, wən-when·ev·er

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wheneveradverb

   At whatever time.

   Visit whenever you want to.

2. wheneveradverb

   When.

   Whenever you get into town, come by and see me.

3. wheneveradverb

   Every time.

   Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whenever, Whensoeveradverb

   At whatsoever time.

   Etymology: when and ever, or soever.

   O welcome hour whenever! Why delays
   His hand to execute? John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Men grow first acquainted with many of these self-evident truths, upon their being proposed; not because innate, but because the consideration of the nature of the things, contained in those words, would not suffer him to think otherwise, how or whensoever he is brought to reflection. John Locke.

   Our religion, whenever it is truly received into the heart, will appear in justice, friendship, and charity. John Rogers.

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1. whenever

   Whenever is a conjunction that indicates an indefinite or unknown point in time when something will happen or be done. It is typically used to express a condition that triggers or initiates an action or event.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whenever

   at whatever time

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whenever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3261

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whenever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2253

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whenever' in Adverbs Frequency: #237

How to pronounce whenever?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whenever in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whenever in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whenever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of whenever in a Sentence

1. Mike Robinson:

   We are not in a situation where we will have dietary deficiencies (and) whenever possible we should be aiming to cook foods for ourselves.

2. Jarryd Hayne:

   It was a long process, and with long processes comes a lot of dark days, whenever I start talking about what I've been through... that's when the emotions get stirred up.

3. E. B. White:

   I am often mad, but I would hate to be nothing but mad and I think I would lose what little value I may have as a writer if I were to refuse, as a matter of principle, to accept the warming rays of the sun, and to report them, whenever, and if ever, they happen to strike me.

4. Albert Jay Nock:

   The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.

5. Laurie Adams:

   Beto ORourke is a uniter, Beto ORourke isn't a divider, whenever you hear Beto ORourke speak, Beto ORourke talks about uniting the country.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whenever
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=whenever
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whenever