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when
adverb
used
in
direct
or
indirect
questions
to
ask
or
talk
about
the
time
something
happens
•
When
is
the
next
bus
to
the
city
coming
?
When
is
the
next
bus
to
the
city
coming
?
•
Can
you
tell
me
when
the
doctor
’
s
office
opens
?
Can
you
tell
me
when
the
doctor
’
s
office
opens
?
conjunction
at
or
during
the
time
that
something
happens
•
Turn
off
the
stove
when
the
soup
starts
to
boil
.
Turn
off
the
stove
when
the
soup
starts
to
boil
.
•
We
were
cheering
when
our
team
scored
the
winning
goal
.
We
were
cheering
when
our
team
scored
the
winning
goal
.
adverb
used
in
questions
to
ask
at
what
time
something
happens
•
When
is
your
birthday
?
When
is
your
birthday
?
•
Do
you
know
when
the
train
leaves
?
Do
you
know
when
the
train
leaves
?
Old
English
“
hwænne
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*hwan
,
meaning
“
at
what
time
”.
conjunction
at
or
during
the
time
that
something
happens
•
Turn
off
the
lights
when
you
leave
the
room
.
Turn
off
the
lights
when
you
leave
the
room
.
•
He
was
cooking
when
the
phone
rang
.
He
was
cooking
when
the
phone
rang
.
Developed
from
Old
English
subordinating
use
of
“
hwænne
,”
keeping
the
sense
of
“
at
the
time
that
.”
noun
the
time
or
date
at
which
something
happens
•
We
still
have
to
decide
the
when
of
the
ceremony
.
We
still
have
to
decide
the
when
of
the
ceremony
.
•
Let
’
s
talk
about
the
where
and
the
when
.
Let
’
s
talk
about
the
where
and
the
when
.
Noun
use
recorded
from
the
1700s
,
abstracted
from
the
adverb
to
mean
“
the
specific
time
.”
whenever
conjunction
every
time
that
something
happens
or
at
any
time
that
something
might
happen
•
Whenever
the
baby
cries
,
her
father
picks
her
up
.
Whenever
the
baby
cries
,
her
father
picks
her
up
.
•
Take
a
break
whenever
you
feel
tired
.
Take
a
break
whenever
you
feel
tired
.
adverb
at
whatever
time
;
at
an
unspecified
time
,
especially
in
questions
or
when
no
particular
time
is
important
•
Call
me
whenever
;
I'm
usually
at
home
in
the
evenings
.
Call
me
whenever
;
I'm
usually
at
home
in
the
evenings
.
•
We
can
start
the
meeting
whenever
suits
you
best
.
We
can
start
the
meeting
whenever
suits
you
best
.
conjunction
(
informal
,
US
)
at
the
specific
time
that
;
when
(
used
for
a
single
past
event
)
•
I
was
driving
to
work
whenever
I
saw
the
accident
.
I
was
driving
to
work
whenever
I
saw
the
accident
.
•
He
called
me
whenever
he
got
home
last
night
.
He
called
me
whenever
he
got
home
last
night
.
