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Commonwhen
The correct spelling is when.
How to pronounce when
/ʍɛn/
nounIPA: /ʍɛn/
Say it like: Wen
The correct spelling is when. The time at which something happens. For example: "A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."
Usage Examples
“A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.”
“Do you know when they arrived?”
“He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The time at which something happens.
adverb
- 1.(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- 2.At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
- 3.(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
pronoun
- 1.(interrogative) What time; which time.
- 2.The time that.
conjunction
- 1.At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- 2.During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- 3.At what time; at which time.
- 4.Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- 5.Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
interjection
- 1.That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
- 2.Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)
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