Meaning

5 senses

  1. At any time that.

    Visit whenever you want to.

    wenn, wann immer, wann auch immer

    когда́ бы ниkogdá by ni

    коли б неkoly b ne

  2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.

    Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.

  3. Every time that.

    Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.

    sooft, immer wenn, jedes Mal, wenn

    ка́ждый разkáždyj raz

    щоразуščorazu

  4. Regardless of the time that.

    Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.

  5. (Ireland, US, nonstandard, regional)When.

    Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

Examples

890 sentences

  1. We'll start whenever you are ready.

    Розпочнемо, як тільки ти будеш готовий.

    ruМы начнём, как только вы будете готовы.

    deWir fangen an, sobald du fertig bist.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Tom visits Mary whenever he can.

    Том навіщає Мері, коли має таку нагоду.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Tom does that whenever he can.

    Том робить це, коли тільки може.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Tom may eat whenever he wants to.

    Тому можна їсти тоді, коли він хоче.

    deTom darf essen, wann immer er das will.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. You may eat whenever you want to.

    Можеш їсти, коли захочеш.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
1. at any time that:
3. every time that:
Русский
By meaning 2
1. at any time that:
3. every time that:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
1. at any time that:
3. every time that:

Origin

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent t

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + -ever.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Word family

11 related words
RelatedhoweverA2whateverA2whereverB1whoeverB1howsoeverwhatsoeverwheresoeverwhyeverwhomeverwhomsoeverwhosoever

Collocations

6 patterns
  • do that whenever
  • leave whenever
  • visit whenever
  • eat whenever
  • come whenever
  • house whenever

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whenA1whencewhereA1
whenever — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto