when

when
At what time; at the time that; at which time; at that time. Gehrung v. Collister, 52 Ohio App. 314, 3 N.E.2d 700, 701, 5 O.O. 195.
At, during, or after the time that; at or just after the moment that. In re Morrow's Will, 41 N.M. 723, 73 P.2d 1360, 1364.
In the event that, on condition that, in virtue of the circumstances that. Frequently employed as equivalent to the word "if" in legislative enactments and in common speech

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  • when — [ wen, hwen ] function word *** When can be used in the following ways: as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): When he saw me, he waved. as a question adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): When should we meet? Do you know when… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • when — W1S1 [wen] adv, conj, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwanne, hwenne] 1.) at what time ▪ When are we leaving? ▪ When did you first meet Dr Darnall? ▪ When will the work be finished? ▪ I don t know when I ll see her again. when to do sth ▪ I ll tell… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • When — When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used interrogatively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • When as — When When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • when — [hwen, wen] adv. [ME whenne < OE hwænne, akin to Ger wann, when, wenn, if, akin to hwa, who: see WHAT] 1. a) at what time? [when did they leave? he asked when he should go] b) on what occasion or under what circumstances? [when do you double… …   English World dictionary

  • When — may refer to:* When?, one of the Five Ws, questions used in journalism * WHEN, a sports radio station in Syracuse once affiliated with WTVH * WHEN, the former call letters of TV station WTVH in Syracuse, New York, U.S.In music: * When (1958 song) …   Wikipedia

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  • when — when·as; when·ness; when·som·ev·er; when; when·ev·er; when·so·ev·er; …   English syllables

  • When I Go — may refer to: * When I Go , a song by Screaming Jets from their 1997 album World Gone Crazy * When I Go (album), a 1998 album by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer …   Wikipedia

  • when — O.E. hwænne, hwenne, hwonne, from Gmc. pronomial stem *khwa (Cf. O.S. hwan, O.Fris. hwenne, M.Du. wan, O.H.G. hwanne, Ger. wann when ), from PIE interrogative base *qwo (see WHO (Cf. who)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • when|as — «hwehn AZ, hwuhn », conjunction. Archaic. when; while; whereas …   Useful english dictionary

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