"when's" meaning in English

See when's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /wɛnz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-when's.wav [US]
enPR: wĕnz Rhymes: -ɛnz Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} when's
  1. Contraction of when is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: when is
    Sense id: en-when's-en-contraction-kE9i-zvH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 6 6 6
  2. (informal) Contraction of when has. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: when has
    Sense id: en-when's-en-contraction-NPU79OZt
  3. (informal) Contraction of when does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: when does
    Sense id: en-when's-en-contraction-PPOVCqOS
  4. (colloquial) Contraction of when was. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: when was
    Sense id: en-when's-en-contraction-sxcUQK-X

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