when's

[ wenz, hwenz ]

/ wɛnz, ʰwɛnz /

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contraction of when is:When's the show over?

contraction of when does:When's the next train leave?

contraction of when has:When's he ever been an authority?

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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usage note for when's

My life has been based on 'whens;' and first they have turned to 'ifs,' and then they have vanished away.
Wives and Daughters|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
After a moment he asked: Whens that furniture of yours coming?
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour
Fro whens cometh thyn inyquyte, but of a fals wylle, plunged in thabysme of avaryce.
Historical Parallels, vol 2 of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin
If ye lay me 'longside that girl wi' the gooc—goeeldy hair, I'll stan' someat stiff at the 'Kite's Nest' whens we get hic—'ome.
Gwen Wynn|Mayne Reid

Of which men schulden gladly herken and enquere with al here herte, to wyte, what is penitence, and whens is cleped penitence?
The English Novel|Sidney Lanier