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Word3 when
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /wen/ /wen/
Example
  • when did you last see him?
  • when can i see you?
  • when (= in what circumstances) would such a solution be possible?
  • sunday is the only day when i can relax.
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when

(adverb)/wen/ /wen/
  1. at what time; on what occasion
    • When did you last see him?
    • When can I see you?
    • When (= in what circumstances) would such a solution be possible?
  2. used after an expression of time to mean ‘at which’ or ‘on which’
    • Sunday is the only day when I can relax.
    • There are times when I wonder why I do this job.
  3. at which time; on which occasion
    • The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.

    Word Origin

    • Old English hwanne, hwenne; of Germanic origin; related to German wenn ‘if’, wann ‘when’.
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