Meaning

5 senses
  1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

    Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.

    When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite.

  2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.

    They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.

    I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working.

    wenn, sobald, wenn

    когда́kogdá, когда́kogdá

    коли́kolý, коли́kolý

  3. At what time; at which time.

    I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.

    I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain.

    wenn, als

    когда́kogdá, в то вре́мя какv to vrémja kak

    коли́kolý

  4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.

    I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.

  5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.

    You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.

    He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.

Examples

29975 sentences
  1. Close the door when you leave.

    Зачини двері, коли будеш іти. — deniko

    ruЗакрой дверь, когда будешь уходить. — marafon

    deSchließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe. — MUIRIEL

  2. Let's leave when you are ready.

    Давай підемо, коли ти будеш готовий. — deniko

    ruДавай пойдём, когда ты будешь готов. — odexed

    deWir gehen, wenn sie bereit sind. — kroko

  3. Let's do it when he comes.

    Зробимо це, коли він прийде. — deniko

    ruДавай сделаем это, когда он придет. — Lenin_1917

  4. They married when they were young.

    Вони одружилися ще коли були молодими. — deniko

    ruОни поженились, когда были молодыми. — svetla

    deSie haben geheiratet, als sie noch jung waren. — xtofu80

  5. I'll leave when she comes back.

    Я піду, коли вона повернеться. — deniko

    ruЯ уйду, когда она вернётся. — marafon

    deIch werde gehen, wenn sie wiederkommt. — Yorwba

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
as soon as, at the time that:
Русский
By meaning 2
as soon as, at the time that:
at what time; at which time:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
as soon as, at the time that:
during the time that:

Origin

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base).

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Synonyms

11 synonyms
every time that:wheneverB1
during the time that:whileA2
in spite of the fact that:butA1whereA1whereasB2
given the fact that:given that

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
when — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto