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whenever /wɛnˈɛvə /conjunction1At whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction): you can ask for help whenever you need it...- They think they can do or say whatever they want, whenever they want but they are wrong because I plan to fight every step of the way.
- There would no longer be any need to scheduling, as anyone could watch whatever they wanted whenever they wanted.
- You don't need to spend half a grand on it, just whatever you can, whenever you can.
1.1Every time that: the springs in the armchair creak whenever I change position...- Full power is available whenever needed by pressing the pedal to the kick-down position.
- This, he swore, was due to positioning his cap at the rear of the animal whenever it lifted its tail.
- They gifted two killer tries, defended their line badly and failed to execute whenever they got into a good position.
interrogative adverbUsed for emphasis instead of ‘when’ in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion: whenever shall we get there?...- She enjoys the organized chaos that erupts whenever filming pauses for a commercial break.
- We must be prepared for them to strike whenever and however they can.
- So whenever possible I go to the post office forty minutes walk further from home.
UsagePhrasesRhymesclever, endeavour (US endeavor), ever, forever, however, howsoever, never, never-never, sever, Trevor, whatever, whatsoever, whensoever, wheresoever, wherever, whichever, whichsoever, whoever, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever |