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    [Adverb]  | "when" | \ ˈ(h)wen \


    1: at what time

    2: at or during which time

    3: and then


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne; akin to Old High German hwanne when, Old English hwā who ;

    [Conjunction]  | "when" | \ ˈ(h)wen \


    1: at or during the time that : while

    2: just at the moment that

    3: at any or every time that


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne, from hwanne, hwenne, adverb;

    [Pronoun]  | "when" | \ ˈ(h)wen \


    1: what or which time


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "when" | \ ˈ(h)wen \


    1: the time in which something is done or comes about


    Origin: 1616 ;

    [Idiom]  | "when all is said and done" 


    1: after considering or doing everything —used for a final general statement or judgment

    [Idiom]  | "when hell freezes over" 


    1: —used to say that one thinks that something will never happen

    [Idiom]  | "when it comes (right) down to it" 


    1: when really necessary or important

    [Idiom]  | "when it comes to" 


    1: —used to identify the specific topic that is being talked about

    [Idiom]  | "when it rains, it pours" 


    1: —used to say that when something bad happens other bad things usually happen at the same time

    [Idiom]  | "when opportunity knocks" 


    1: when a person gets the chance to do something he or she wants to do

    [Conjunction]  | "when" 


    1: at or during the time that;


      * e.g., " ... she complained that no one was paying attention to her when she gave her speech "



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    2: just at the moment that;


      * e.g., " ... you should say hello when you answer the phone "



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    3: in spite of the fact that;


      * e.g., " ... she quit writing when she could have been a fine author "



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     [ "when" ]

    1: when

      * e.g.,  ... when 

     [ "when" ]

    1: when

      * e.g.,  ... when 

     [ "when" ]

    1: An interrogative word to determine time.

      * e.g.,  ... When did you find that goat? 

     [ "when" ]

    1:  Conditional, based upon time, event, or circumstances.

      * e.g.,  ...  When you finish your chores, you may play; when it's dark, come inside. 


     [ "when" ]

    2:  Slang, specific to junk mail advertising lotteries and sweepstakes to persuade as many duh-weebs as possible who haven't even entered a sweepstakes that they have already won: "if".

      * e.g.,  ...  You are guaranteed to win at least $250,000 when you return the winning number to us. (The fact that the recipient does not have the winning number, so he may as well go fly a kite, is not expressed.) 

     [ "when" ]

    1: (Wehn):

      * e.g.,  ... 1) John: I resolved to be less of a tit. 


     [ "when" ]

    2: 1) Question preceeding referring to time.

      * e.g.,  ... Amazing guy: When are you going to start? 


     [ "when" ]

    3: 2) Expressed by classy people as an alternative to 'stop', particularly when involving amounts of drink or food.

      * e.g.,  ... John: Fuck do I know 

     [ "when the when" ]

    1: me the when the when is the is the when the when

      * e.g.,  ... person 1:"do u is am yes" 

     [ "Me when the when the when when when the when the the" ]

    1: Me when the when the when when when the when the the

      * e.g.,  ... -Me when the when the when when when the when the the 

     [ "When The" ]

    1: When The

      * e.g.,  ... When The 

     [ "when the" ]

    1: something that makes no sense at all

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: when the 

     [ "When" ]

    1: The kiwi classic when is what you say to someone when they start telling a story or inform you about something when you havent asked.. when is commonlying followed with "did I ask?"

      * e.g.,  ... Jeff:"did you know that I got an A+ in my test... 

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