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- [hwen-ev-er, wen-, hwuh n-, wuh n-]
- /ʰwɛnˈɛv ər, wɛn-, ʰwən-, wən-/
- /wenˈevə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwen-ev-er, wen-, hwuh n-, wuh n-]
- /ʰwɛnˈɛv ər, wɛn-, ʰwən-, wən-/
Definitions of whenever word
- noun whenever At whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction). 1
- adverb whenever every time that 1
- conjunction whenever You use whenever to refer to any time or every time that something happens or is true. 0
- conjunction whenever You use whenever to refer to a time that you do not know or are not sure about. 0
- conjunction whenever at every or any time that; when 0
- adverb whenever no matter when 0
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Origin of whenever
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at when, ever
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Whenever
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whenever popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for whenever
conjunction whenever
- when — at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
- whensoever — Whenever; at any time at all.
noun whenever
- at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.
- convenience — If something is done for your convenience, it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.
- at one's convenience — at a time, or in a place or manner, suitable to one
- anytime — You use anytime to mean a point in time which is not fixed or set.
- hour — a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
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See also
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