whenever

American  

[hwen-, wen-ev-er, hwuhn-, wuhn-] / ʰwɛn-, wɛnˈɛv ər, ʰwən-, wən- /

conjunction

1. at whatever time; at any time when.

   Come whenever you like.

2. when? (used emphatically).

   Whenever did he say that?

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whenever British  

/ wɛnˈɛvə /

conjunction

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

   I laugh whenever I see that

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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?

Etymology

Origin of whenever

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

Example Sentences

Whenever I have to pull a small amount of information out of a huge file, I get AI to make a script.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whenever it gives you an instruction you don’t understand, say so; it will clarify.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Whenever we would shoot nature, we would frame it the same way we would be framing a person,” Veloso says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Whenever we were shooting Robert, we left a lot of space around him to convey the power that the environment has on us and what we feel, and vice versa. Sometimes it’s just an over-the-shoulder shot, like it’s a silent conversation between him and nature.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You compete in competition whenever you’re responsible for everything.”

From Los Angeles Times