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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
when \when\, adv. oe. when, whan, whenne, whanne, as.
hwaenne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to os. hwan, od. wan, ohg.
wanne, g. wann when, wenn if, when, goth. hwan when, and to
e. who. ????. see who.
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1. at what time; -- used interrogatively.
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when shall these things be? --matt. xxiv.
3.
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note: see the note under what, pron., 1.
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2. at what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or
just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
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kings may
take their advantage when and how they list.
--daniel.
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book lore ne'er served, when trial came,
nor gifts, when faith was dead. --j. h.
newman.
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3. while; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a
conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or
clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative
relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to
turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest
man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the
grounds.
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4. which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
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i was adopted heir by his consent;
since when, his oath is broke. --shak.
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note: when was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or
impatience, like what
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come hither; mend my ruff:
here, when thou art such a tedious lady --j.
webster.
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when as, when that, at the time that; when. obs.
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when as sacred light began to dawn. --milton.
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when that mine eye is famished for a look. --shak.
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