whene'er

American  

[hwen-, wen-air, hwuhn-, wuhn-] / ʰwɛn-, wɛnˈɛər, ʰwən-, wən- /

conjunction

Literary.

1. contraction of whenever.

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whene'er British  

/ wɛnˈɛə /

adverb

1. a poetic contraction of whenever

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Example Sentences

I dine on rare and costly fare whene'er good fortune lets me, but there's no meal that can compare with those the missus gets me.

From Time Magazine Archive

And bow whene'er they meet; For us to do the same is right, At home or in the street.

From Gobolinks or Shadow Pictures for Young and Old by Paine, Albert Bigelow

Pray let us make the best of our way from this cursed place, and whene'er I bray again, may I be as well punished for it.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

And whene'er this man of years In the dance of joy appears, Age is on his temples hung, But his heart—his heart is young!

From The Odes of Anacreon by Moore, Thomas

Oft wouldst thou seek me once, such friends were we, But now thou goest away whene'er I come.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn