Meaning of when

When

Common

conj

•

At (or

as soon as

) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

•

During the time that;

of the

of the

•

At what time; at which time.

•

Since;

given

the fact that

;

considering

that.

•

Whereas; although;

at the same time

as;

in spite of

the fact that

adv

•

At what time? At which time? Upon which

? Used to

•

At an

earlier

time and under different,

usually

less

favorable

circumstances

•

At which, on which, during which: often

omitted

replaced

with that.

pron

•

What time; which time.

•

The time that.

intj

•

enough, a

something,

of food or

•

. (Compare what.)

noun

•

The time at which something

happens

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English

when

Middle English (1100-1500)

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