"since when" meaning in English

See since when in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: En-au-since when.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} since when (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic) From what time. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable, rhetoric, sarcastic Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Translations (from what time): van wanneer af (Afrikaans), odkdy (Czech), mistä lähtien (Finnish), depuis quand (French), როდიდან (rodidan) (Georgian), seit wann (German), mióta? (Hungarian), abhinc (Latin), inde (Latin), postea (Latin), از کی؟ (az key?) (Persian), od kiedy? (Polish), od kiedy to? (Polish), desde quando? (Portuguese), de când (Romanian), с каки́х э́то по́р? (s kakíx éto pór?) (Russian), ¿desde cuándo? (Spanish), sedan när (Swedish), sen när [pronunciation-spelling] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-since_when-en-adv-Z0-9t51i Disambiguation of 'from what time': 99 1
  2. (colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic) (as an interrogative interjection) Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable, rhetoric, sarcastic Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Translations (Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement): mistä lähtien (Finnish), da quando in qua (Italian), از کی تا حالا (az key tâ hâlâ) (Persian), desde quando (Portuguese), sedan när (Swedish), sen när [pronunciation-spelling] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-since_when-en-adv-6e32OJnc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of 'Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement': 5 95
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