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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.
   1913 webster
   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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who what when as when that 

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