when

Meaning

Synonyms

what time

at what time

at the time that

period of time

at that time

during the time

and then

and yet

just when

no matter when

how soon

what day

until when

any time when

by the time that

what time and day

in the days of

during that time

at what time ?

at a time when

when issued

from the time

at the moment when

simultaneous to

after that

at any time

at the time when

just after

just as

o’clock

on condition that

only when

on the occasion of

provided that

seeing that

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʍɛn/
Etymology

From Middle English when(ne), whanne, from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis (interrogative base). Cognate with Dutch wanneer (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when".

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