Whenever

adverb

/wəˈnɛvə/

Word Frequency: 10.5

Definitions

1.adverb(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.

"Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?"

2.adverbAt any time.

"Feel free to visit whenever."

3.conjunctionAt any time that.

"Visit whenever you want to."

4.conjunctionAt the (single) time that, no matter when.

"Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises."

5.conjunctionEvery time that.

"Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch."

6.conjunctionRegardless of the time that.

"Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received."

7.conjunctionWhen.

"Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas."

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