"when" meaning in English

See when in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ʍɛn/ [UK], /wɛn/ [US] Audio: en-us-when.ogg [US], en-ne-when.ogg [US], en-uk-when.ogg [UK] Forms: when
enPR: hwĕn [UK], wĕn [US] Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. at what time; on what occasion
    Sense id: simple-when-en-prep-mzbmmi3F
  2. at the time
    Sense id: simple-when-en-prep-Ei~Om7Ae
  3. after
    Sense id: simple-when-en-prep-85WSOT7w
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      "form": "when",
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"When did you start learning English?\" – \"Three years ago.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "\"When does the film start?\" – \"At seven o'clock.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "When was the last time you went to your local library?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at what time; on what occasion"
      ],
      "id": "simple-when-en-prep-mzbmmi3F"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She phoned me when I was in the bath."
        },
        {
          "text": "It was the year 1996 when I met John."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at the time"
      ],
      "id": "simple-when-en-prep-Ei~Om7Ae"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When I get up, I always drink a cup of coffee."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after"
      ],
      "id": "simple-when-en-prep-85WSOT7w"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hwĕn",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/WEn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wĕn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/wEn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-when.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-ne-when.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-when.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "when"
}
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        {
          "text": "\"When did you start learning English?\" – \"Three years ago.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "\"When does the film start?\" – \"At seven o'clock.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "When was the last time you went to your local library?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at what time; on what occasion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She phoned me when I was in the bath."
        },
        {
          "text": "It was the year 1996 when I met John."
        }
      ],
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        "at the time"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When I get up, I always drink a cup of coffee."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʍɛn/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/WEn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "enpr": "wĕn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "when"
}

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