WHEN
(noun, adverb, pronoun, conj., interj.)Definitions
How to pronounce when:
When - as a noun
The time at which something happens.
Example: "A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."
When - as an adverb
(interrogative) at what time? at which time? upon which occasion or circumstance? used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
Example: "Do you know when they arrived?"
At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
Example: "He's mister high and mighty now, but i remember him when."
(relative) at which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
Example: "That was the day when the twin towers fell."
When - as a pronoun
(interrogative) what time; which time.
Example: "Since when do i need your permission?"
The time that.
Example: "I recall when they were called the greys."
When - as a conjunction
At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
Example: "A player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit."
During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
Example: "Be careful when crossing the street."
At what time; at which time.
Example: "I am here till friday, when [i.e. at which time] i leave for senegal."
Since; given the fact that; considering that.
Example: "I don't see the point of putting up christmas decorations when i am the only person who is going to see them."
Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
Example: "He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well."
When - as an interjection
That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
Expressing impatience. (compare what.)
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Word Game Points
WHEN has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
WHEN has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
WHEN has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
