Definitions for when

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when when

Spelling: [hwen, wen; unstressed hwuh n, wuh n]

IPA: /ʰwɛn, wɛn; unstressed ʰwən, wən/

When is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 21 anagrams from letters in when (ehnw).

Definitions for when

noun

1. the time of anything:

adverb

1. at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?:
2. under what circumstances? upon what occasion?:

pronoun

1. what time:
2. which time:

conjunction

1. at what time:
2. at the time or in the event that:
3. at any time; whenever:
4. upon or after which; and then:
5. while on the contrary; considering that; whereas:

Origin of when

before 1000; Middle English when(ne), Old English hwenne; cognate with German wann when, wenn if, when (compare Gothic hwan when, how); akin to who,