whenever

[hwen-, wen-ev-er, hwuhn-, wuhn-]

conjunction

1. at whatever time; at any time when.

   Come whenever you like.

2. when? (used emphatically).

   Whenever did he say that?

whenever

/ wɛnˈɛvə /

conjunction

1. (subordinating) at every or any time that; when

   I laugh whenever I see that

adverb

1. no matter when

   it'll be here, whenever you decide to come for it

2. informal,  at an unknown or unspecified time

   I'll take it if it comes today, tomorrow, or whenever

3. an intensive form of when, used in questions

   whenever did he escape?

Word History and Origins

Origin of whenever¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; when, ever

Example Sentences

They recommended him to Hitler, and Hambock spent several years playing for him whenever his services were demanded.

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"We would, of course, love to see him play for as long as possible, but theres no doubt whenever he does decide to finally call time, he will go down as a legend of New Zealand cricket."

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"Whenever the regime feels threatened or in difficulty, it responds with a crackdown and a wave of repression," the researcher said.

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Whenever he’s raced a marathon with a rolling profile, however, things have gone downhill fast.

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As one member of the Moneyist Facebook group writes: “I choose to get an alert from my credit cards whenever the balance is over $X and make a payment then. I also have a calendar reminder to make a payment just before the due date. Typically, I end up making two payments a month. As a backup/failsafe, I have an automatic payment set up for the statement balance on the due date.”

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