when
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
when/wen/
▶interrogative adverb
- 1 at what time.
■ how soon.
- 2 in what circumstances.
- 1 at or during the time that.
■ at any time that; whenever.
- 2 after which; and just then.
- 3 in view of the fact that; considering that.
- 4 although; whereas.
– origin OE hwanne, hwenne; of Gmc origin.
'when' also found in these Oxford entries:
a
- abracadabra
- accolade
- Achilles heel
- AD
- adjacent
- adjust
- aeolian harp
- ago
- agonist
- alcheringa
- al dente
- aldol
- alias
- alibi
- allow
- aloha
- alpha rhythm
- alternate angles
- Alt key
- amount
- anaglyph
- anamorphosis
- and
- anemone
- anisotropic
- anti-roll bar
- apheresis
- apocope
- apostolic
- apostrophe
- artificial horizon
- Asiatic
- asphyxia
- asynchronous
- at
- atman
- audio-
- baccarat
- backdraught
- backswing
- backveld
- balance
- ballcock
- balloon
- balloonfish
- banana
- bank
- bank
- Bantu
