whenever

English

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

Adverb

whenever (not comparable)

1. At whatever time.

   Visit whenever you want to.

2. (Ireland, US, colloquial) When.

   Whenever you get into town, come by and see me.

3. Every time.

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

Translations

at whatever time

Arabic: كلما (ar) (kúllama) Chinese: Mandarin: 無論何時 (cmn), 无论何时 (cmn) (wúlùn héshí), 哪會兒 (cmn), 哪会儿 (cmn) (nǎhuìr) Czech: kdykoliv (cs) Danish: når som helst (da) Finnish: milloin tahansa (fi), koska vaan (fi) French: n'importe quand (fr) German: wenn (de), wann immer (de), wann auch immer (de) Hungarian: akármikor (hu), bármikor (hu)

Japanese: いつでも (ja) (itsu demo) Khmer: ពេលណា (km) (peel naa) Polish: kiedykolwiek (pl) Russian: когда бы ни (ru) (kogdá by ni), когда угодно (ru) (kogdá ugódno) Scottish Gaelic: ge be cuin (gd), ge be uair (gd) Serbian: kadgod Spanish: cuando quiera (es) Swedish: närsom (sv), när som helst (sv)

(colloquial) when

Danish: når (da) Japanese: いつでも (ja) (itsu demo) Scottish Gaelic: ge be cuin (gd), ge be uair (gd)

Swedish: när än (sv), närhelst (sv)

every time

Arabic: كلما (ar) (kúllama) Chinese: Mandarin: 每當 (cmn), 每当 (cmn) (měidāng) Danish: hver gang (da) Finnish: joka kerta (fi) French: chaque fois que (fr) German: sooft (de), immer wenn (de) Hungarian: valahányszor (hu), ahányszor (hu)

Japanese: いつでも (ja) (itsu demo) Portuguese: sempre (pt), toda vez (pt) Russian: каждый раз (ru) (káždyj raz) Scottish Gaelic: ge be cuin (gd), ge be uair (gd) Spanish: siempre y cuando (es) Swedish: närhelst (sv), varje gång (sv), jämt när (sv)

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Dutch: wanneer ook French: n'importe quand German: wann immer Italian: ogni volta che

Korean: 언제나 (eonjena) Kurdish: هه‌رچه‌ند Portuguese: sempre que Spanish: siempre que

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