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whenever

adverb conjunction

(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
W
Ends with
R
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
N/A
Database source
Free Dictionary API

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/wəˈnɛvə/ /hwəˈnɛvɚ/

Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  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.”

conjunction

  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. When.

    “Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.”

In context

Example Sentences

Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
Feel free to visit whenever.
Visit whenever you want to.
Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.
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