when's

[ wenz, hwenz ]

1. contraction of when is:

   When's the show over?

2. contraction of when does:

   When's the next train leave?

3. contraction of when has:

   When's he ever been an authority?

Usage Note

See contraction.

Example Sentences

My life has been based on 'whens;' and first they have turned to 'ifs,' and then they have vanished away.

From Project Gutenberg

After a moment he asked: Whens that furniture of yours coming?

From Project Gutenberg

Fro whens cometh thyn inyquyte, but of a fals wylle, plunged in thabysme of avaryce.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Of which men schulden gladly herken and enquere with al here herte, to wyte, what is penitence, and whens is cleped penitence?

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