whenever

English

Etymology

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /wəˈnɛvɚ/, /hwəˈnɛvɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wəˈnɛvə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)

Conjunction

whenever

  1. At any time that.
    Visit whenever you want to.
  2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.
    Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
  3. Every time that.
    Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
  4. Regardless of the time that.
    Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
  5. (Ireland, regional US, nonstandard) When.
    Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Adverb

whenever

  1. (interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.
    Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
  2. At any time.
    Feel free to visit whenever.

Translations

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.