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I Wen Time Conjunction Bre Loved History School

Word when
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / wen / NAmE / wen /
Example
  • i loved history when i was at school.
  • call me when you've finished.
  • can you spare five minutes when it's convenient?
  • he had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang.
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when

(conjunction)BrE / wen / NAmE / wen /
  1. at or during the time that
    • I loved history when I was at school.
  2. after
    • Call me when you've finished.
  3. at any time that; whenever
    • Can you spare five minutes when it's convenient?
  4. just after which
    • He had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang.
  5. considering that
    • How can they expect to learn anything when they never listen?
  6. although
    • She claimed to be 18, when I know she's only 16.
  7. used to say that something may happen at some time in the future, but only when something else has happened
    • We'll decide on the team as and when we qualify.
    • I'll tell you more as and when (= as soon as I can).

    Word Origin

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