Meanings
- At any time that.
Visit whenever you want to.
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I did not see the program, but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were great on the Donahue Show. As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!
1987 December 21, Richard Nixon, Letters to Trump, Winning Team Publishing, published 2023, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10 - At the (single) time that, no matter when.
Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
- Every time that.
Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
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Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.
2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61 - Regardless of the time that.
Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishwhan evere
- Englishwhenever
From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + -ever.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὅταν, ἐπειδάν
- ὅταν (hótan)1. at any time that
- ἐπειδάν (epeidán)1. at any time that
Arabic مَتَى, مَتَى مَا
- مَتَى (matā)1. at any time that
- مَتَى مَا (matā mā)1. at any time that
- كُلَّمَا (kullamā)3. every time that
Bulgarian когато и да е, всеки път
- когато и да е (kogato i da e)1. at any time that
- всеки път (vseki păt)3. every time that
Chinese Mandarin 無論何時 /无论何时, 哪會兒 /哪会儿
- 無論何時 /无论何时 (wúlùn héshí)1. at any time that
- 哪會兒 /哪会儿 (nǎhuìr)1. at any time that
- 每當 /每当 (měidāng)3. every time that
Czech kdykoliv
- kdykoliv1. at any time that
Danish når som helst, hver gang
- når som helst1. at any time that
- hver gang3. every time that
Esperanto kiam ajn
- kiam ajn1. at any time that
Finnish milloin tahansa, koska vaan
- milloin tahansa1. at any time that
- koska vaan1. at any time that
- joka kerta kun3. every time that
- aina kun3. every time that
- koska vaanat any time
French n'importe quand, chaque fois que
- n'importe quand1. at any time that
- chaque fois que3. every time that
- à chaque fois que3. every time that
- n'importe quandat any time
German wenn, wann immer
- wenn1. at any time that
- wann immer1. at any time that
- wann auch immer1. at any time that
- sooft3. every time that
- immer wenn3. every time that
- jedes Mal, wenn3. every time that
Greek όποτε, οποτεδήποτε
- όποτε (ópote)1. at any time that
- οποτεδήποτε (opotedípote)1. at any time that
Hungarian akármikor, bármikor
- akármikor1. at any time that
- bármikor1. at any time that
- valahányszor3. every time that
- ahányszor3. every time that
Indonesian setiap, setiap
- setiap3. every time that
- setiap2. at the (single) time that
- kapan sajaat any time
Italian in ogni momento, ogni volta che
- in ogni momento1. at any time that
- ogni volta che3. every time that
Japanese いつでも, いつでも
- いつでも1. at any time that
- いつでも3. every time that
Latin quandōque, quandōcumque
- quandōque1. at any time that
- quandōcumque1. at any time that
Polish kiedykolwiek, ilekroć
- kiedykolwiek1. at any time that
- ilekroć3. every time that
Portuguese quando, sempre que
- quando1. at any time that
- sempre que3. every time that
- toda vez que3. every time that
Russian когда́ бы ни, ка́ждый раз
- когда́ бы ни (kogdá by ni)1. at any time that
- ка́ждый раз (káždyj raz)3. every time that
- когда́ уго́дно (kogdá ugódno)at any time
Scottish Gaelic ge be cuin, ge be uair
- ge be cuin1. at any time that
- ge be uair1. at any time that
- ge be cuin3. every time that
- ge be uair3. every time that
Spanish cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que, cuando sea que
- cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que1. at any time that
- cuando sea que1. at any time that
- en cualquier momento que1. at any time that
- siempre que3. every time that
- siempre y cuando3. every time that
- cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que3. every time that
- cuandoquiera/cuandoquier que2. at the (single) time that
- cuando sea que2. at the (single) time that
Swedish närsom, när som helst
- närsom1. at any time that
- när som helst1. at any time that
- närhelst1. at any time that
- närhelst3. every time that
- varje gång3. every time that
- jämt när3. every time that
Ukrainian коли б не, щоразу
- коли б не (koly b ne)1. at any time that
- щоразу (ščorazu)3. every time that
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with whenever
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Cite this entry
whenever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whenever
“whenever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whenever. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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