whenever

English

Etymology

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when +‎ ever.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /wəˈnɛvɚ/, /hwəˈnɛvɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wəˈnɛvə/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)

Conjunction

whenever

At any time that.
Visit whenever you want to.
At the (single) time that, no matter when.
Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
Every time that.
Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
Regardless of the time that.
Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
(Ireland, regional US, nonstandard) When.
Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

Related terms

however
howsoever
whatever
whatsoever
wheresoever
wherever
whoever
whomever
whomsoever
whosoever
whyever
whysoever

Translations

at any time that

Arabic: مَتَى‎ (matā), مَتَى مَا‎ (matā mā)
Bulgarian: когато и да е (kogato i da e)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無論何時／无论何时 (zh) (wúlùn héshí), 哪會兒／哪会儿 (nǎhuìr)
Czech: kdykoliv (cs)
Danish: når som helst
Esperanto: kiam ajn
Faroese: nær sum helst
Finnish: milloin tahansa, koska vaan
French: n'importe quand (fr)
German: wenn (de), wann immer, wann auch immer
Greek: όποτε (el) (ópote), οποτεδήποτε (el) (opotedípote)
Ancient: ὅταν (hótan), ἐπειδάν (epeidán)
Hungarian: akármikor (hu), bármikor (hu)
Japanese: いつでも (itsu demo)
Khmer: ពេលណា (peil naa)
Latin: quandōque, quandōcumque
Maori: ka + verb + ana
Polish: kiedykolwiek (pl)
Portuguese: quando (pt)
Russian: когда́ бы ни (kogdá by ni)
Scottish Gaelic: ge be cuin, ge be uair
Serbo-Croatian: kadgod (sh), кадгод
Spanish: cuando quiera (es)
Swedish: närsom, när som helst (sv), närhelst (sv)
Ukrainian: коли б не (koly b ne)

every time that

Arabic: كُلَّمَا‎ (kullamā)
Bulgarian: всеки път (vseki pǎt)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 每當／每当 (zh) (měidāng)
Danish: hver gang
Finnish: joka kerta kun, aina kun
French: chaque fois que
German: sooft (de), immer wenn, jedes Mal, wenn
Hungarian: valahányszor, ahányszor (hu)
Japanese: いつでも (itsu demo)
Polish: ilekroć (pl)
Portuguese: sempre que, toda vez que
Russian: ка́ждый раз (káždyj raz)
Scottish Gaelic: ge be cuin, ge be uair
Spanish: siempre que, siempre y cuando
Swedish: närhelst (sv), varje gång, jämt när
Ukrainian: щоразу (ščorazu)

when — see when

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} wanneer ook
Italian: ^{(please verify)} ogni volta che
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 언제나 (ko) (eonjena)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} ھەرچەند‎ (ku) (herçend)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} quotienscumque

Adverb

whenever

(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.
Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
At any time.
Feel free to visit whenever.

Translations

at any time

Finnish: koska vaan
French: n'importe quand (fr)
Plautdietsch: wanemma
Russian: когда́ уго́дно (kogdá ugódno)

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