"whenever" meaning in English

See whenever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /wəˈnɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wɛnˈɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wəˈnɛvɚ/ [General-American], /hwəˈnɛvɚ/ [General-American], /wɛnˈɛvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-whenever.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whan evere}} Middle English whan evere, {{compound|en|when|ever}} when + ever Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} whenever
  1. (interrogative, dated) When ever: emphatic form of when. Tags: dated, interrogative
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-adv-pOPWRdUV
  2. (colloquial) At any time. Tags: colloquial Translations (at any time): koska vaan (Finnish), n'importe quand (French), kapan saja (Indonesian), wanemma (Plautdietsch), когда́ уго́дно (kogdá ugódno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-adv-GWw7lvXr Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 22 21 15 23 19 0 Disambiguation of 'at any time': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: however, howsoever, whatever, whatsoever, wheresoever, wherever, whyever, whysoever, , henceafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hencefrom, hereabout, hereabouts, hereabove, hereafter, hereafters, hereagainst, hereamong, hereanent, hereat, hereaway, herebefore, hereby, herefor, herefore, hereforth, hereforward, hereforwards, herefrom, herehence, hereinabove, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hereinelsewhere, hereinsoever, hereinto, hereinunder, heremid, hereof, hereon, hereout, hereover, herethrough, herethroughout, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal, herewithin, herewithout, hitherto, hitherunto, hitherward, hitherwards, howbeit, howso, howsomedever, howsomever, thataway, thatwise, thenceafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thencefrom, thenceout, thereabout, thereabouts, thereabove, thereacross, thereafter, thereafters, thereagain, thereagainst, therealong, thereamong, thereamongst, thereanent, therearound, thereat, thereaway, therebefore, therebeside, therebetween, therebeyond, thereby, therever, therefor, therefore, thereforth, therefrom, therehence, thereinabove, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinbelow, thereinto, thereinunder, theremid, thereof, thereon, thereout, thereover, theresoever, therethrough, therethroughout, thereto, theretofore, thereunto, thereup, thereupon, therewith, therewithal, therewithin, therewithout, thisaway, thiswise, thitherinsoever, thitherto, thitherward, thitherwards, whatso, whatsomedever, whatsomever, whatwise, whenabout, whenabouts, whenas, whenso, whensoever, whensomever, whenceafter, whencever, whenceforth, whenceforward, whencefrom, whenceward, whencewards, whereabout, whereabouts, whereabove, whereafter, whereafters, whereagainst, wherealong, whereamong, whereamongst, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, whereat, whereaway, wherebefore, wherebeside, wherebetween, wherebeyond, whereby, wherefor, wherefore, whereforth, wherefrom, wherehence, whereinabove, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinbelow, whereinsoever, whereinto, whereinunder, wheremid, whereof, whereon, whereout, whereover, whereso, wheresomever, wherethrough, wherethroughout, whereto, wheretofore, whereunto, whereup, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal, wherewithin, wherewithout, whitherever, whitherinsoever, whitherso, whitherto, whithertofore, whitherward, whitherwards, whyfor, whyso, 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Conjunction

IPA: /wəˈnɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wɛnˈɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wəˈnɛvɚ/ [General-American], /hwəˈnɛvɚ/ [General-American], /wɛnˈɛvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-whenever.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whan evere}} Middle English whan evere, {{compound|en|when|ever}} when + ever Head templates: {{head|en|conjunction}} whenever
  1. At any time that. Translations (at any time that): ὅταν (hótan) (Ancient Greek), ἐπειδάν (epeidán) (Ancient Greek), مَتَى (matā) (Arabic), مَتَى مَا (matā mā) (Arabic), когато и да е (kogato i da e) (Bulgarian), 無論何時 /无论何时 (wúlùn héshí) (Chinese Mandarin), 哪會兒 /哪会儿 (nǎhuìr) (Chinese Mandarin), kdykoliv (Czech), når som helst (Danish), kiam ajn (Esperanto), nær sum helst (Faroese), milloin tahansa (Finnish), koska vaan (Finnish), n'importe quand (French), wenn (German), wann immer (German), wann auch immer (German), όποτε (ópote) (Greek), οποτεδήποτε (opotedípote) (Greek), akármikor (Hungarian), bármikor (Hungarian), in ogni momento (Italian), いつでも (english: itsu demo) (Japanese), kapilanman (Kapampangan), ពេលណា (peil naa) (Khmer), quandōque (Latin), quandōcumque (Latin), kiedykolwiek (Polish), quando (Portuguese), когда́ бы ни (kogdá by ni) (Russian), ge be cuin (Scottish Gaelic), ge be uair (Scottish Gaelic), kadgod (Serbo-Croatian), кадгод (Serbo-Croatian), cuando quiera (Spanish), cuandoquiera (Spanish), cuandoquier (Spanish), cuando sea (Spanish), närsom (Swedish), när som helst (Swedish), närhelst (Swedish), коли б не (koly b ne) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-conj-LqsSSMD5 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 22 21 15 23 19 0 Disambiguation of 'at any time that': 75 4 12 5 3
  2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-conj-qCBdVcMc Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 22 21 15 23 19 0
  3. Every time that. Translations (every time that): كُلَّمَا (kullamā) (Arabic), всеки път (vseki pǎt) (Bulgarian), 每當 /每当 (měidāng) (Chinese Mandarin), hver gang (Danish), joka kerta kun (Finnish), aina kun (Finnish), chaque fois que (French), à chaque fois que (French), sooft (German), immer wenn (German), jedes Mal, wenn (German), valahányszor (Hungarian), ahányszor (Hungarian), setiap (Indonesian), ogni volta che (Italian), いつでも (english: itsu demo) (Japanese), balang (Kapampangan), ilekroć (Polish), sempre que (Portuguese), toda vez que (Portuguese), ка́ждый раз (káždyj raz) (Russian), ge be cuin (Scottish Gaelic), ge be uair (Scottish Gaelic), siempre que (Spanish), siempre y cuando (Spanish), cuandoquiera (Spanish), närhelst (Swedish), varje gång (Swedish), jämt när (Swedish), щоразу (ščorazu) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-conj-IrW9tmkx Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 22 21 15 23 19 0 Disambiguation of 'every time that': 10 3 79 5 2
  4. Regardless of the time that.
    Sense id: en-whenever-en-conj-nxe6fSJF Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 22 21 15 23 19 0
  5. (Ireland, regional US, nonstandard) When. Tags: Ireland, US, nonstandard, regional
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: whenever one turns around Translations (at the (single) time that): setiap (Indonesian)
Related terms: however, howsoever, whatever, whatsoever, wheresoever, wherever, whyever, whysoever, whoever, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever Disambiguation of 'at the (single) time that': 26 22 29 24 0

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Khmer",
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          "roman": "peil naa",
          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "ពេលណា"
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        {
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          "sense": "at any time that",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 12 5 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "cuando sea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 12 5 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "närsom"
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 12 5 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "när som helst"
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 12 5 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "närhelst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 12 5 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "koly b ne",
          "sense": "at any time that",
          "word": "коли б не"
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    {
      "ipa": "/wɛnˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "matā",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "مَتَى"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "matā mā",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "مَتَى مَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "kogato i da e",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "когато и да е"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "wúlùn héshí",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "無論何時 /无论何时"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "nǎhuìr",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "哪會兒 /哪会儿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "kdykoliv"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "når som helst"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "kiam ajn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "nær sum helst"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "milloin tahansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "koska vaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "n'importe quand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "wenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "wann immer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "wann auch immer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "ópote",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "όποτε"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "opotedípote",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "οποτεδήποτε"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "hótan",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "ὅταν"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "epeidán",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "ἐπειδάν"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "akármikor"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "bármikor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "in ogni momento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "itsu demo",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "translation": "itsu demo",
      "word": "いつでも"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "lang_code": "pam",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "kapilanman"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "peil naa",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "ពេលណា"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "quandōque"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "quandōcumque"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "note": "ka + verb + ana",
      "sense": "at any time that"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "kiedykolwiek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "quando"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kogdá by ni",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "когда́ бы ни"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "ge be cuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "ge be uair"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "kadgod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "кадгод"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "cuando quiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "cuandoquiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "cuandoquier"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "cuando sea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "närsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "när som helst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "närhelst"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "koly b ne",
      "sense": "at any time that",
      "word": "коли б не"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "at the (single) time that",
      "word": "setiap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "kullamā",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "كُلَّمَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "vseki pǎt",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "всеки път"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "měidāng",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "每當 /每当"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "hver gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "joka kerta kun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "aina kun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "chaque fois que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "à chaque fois que"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "sooft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "immer wenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "jedes Mal, wenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "valahányszor"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ahányszor"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "setiap"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ogni volta che"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "itsu demo",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "translation": "itsu demo",
      "word": "いつでも"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "lang_code": "pam",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "balang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ilekroć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "sempre que"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "toda vez que"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "káždyj raz",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ка́ждый раз"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ge be cuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "ge be uair"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "siempre que"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "siempre y cuando"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "cuandoquiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "närhelst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "varje gång"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "jämt när"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "ščorazu",
      "sense": "every time that",
      "word": "щоразу"
    }
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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    {
      "word": "thiswise"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherinsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherto"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherward"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherwards"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatsomedever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatsomever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatwise"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenabouts"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenas"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whensoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whensomever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenceafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whencever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenceforth"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenceforward"
    },
    {
      "word": "whencefrom"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenceward"
    },
    {
      "word": "whencewards"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabouts"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabove"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereafters"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereagainst"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherealong"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamong"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamongst"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereanent"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherearound"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereas"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereat"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereaway"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherebefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherebeside"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherebetween"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherebeyond"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereby"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherever"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefor"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereforth"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefrom"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherehence"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinabove"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinbelow"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinunder"
    },
    {
      "word": "wheremid"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereof"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereon"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereover"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereso"
    },
    {
      "word": "wheresoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "wheresomever"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherethrough"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherethroughout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereto"
    },
    {
      "word": "wheretofore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereup"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereupon"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewith"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithal"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithin"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherinsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whithertofore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherward"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherwards"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyfor"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whysoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When ever: emphatic form of when."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "When",
          "when"
        ],
        [
          "ever",
          "ever"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative, dated) When ever: emphatic form of when."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Feel free to visit whenever.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "At any time."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) At any time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wəˈnɛvə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛnˈɛvə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wəˈnɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hwəˈnɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛnˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-whenever.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/En-us-whenever.ogg/En-us-whenever.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/En-us-whenever.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "at any time",
      "word": "koska vaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "at any time",
      "word": "n'importe quand"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "at any time",
      "word": "kapan saja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "lang_code": "pdt",
      "sense": "at any time",
      "word": "wanemma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kogdá ugódno",
      "sense": "at any time",
      "word": "когда́ уго́дно"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenever"
}

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  "path": [],
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  "subsection": "conj",
  "title": "whenever",
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