Associations to the word «when»
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Wiktionary
WHEN, adverb. (interrogative) Used to introduce questions about time.
WHEN, adverb. Used to introduce indirect questions about time.
WHEN, adverb. At an earlier and less prosperous time.
WHEN, conjunction. At what time.
WHEN, conjunction. At such time as.
WHEN, conjunction. As soon as.
WHEN, conjunction. At a time in the past.
WHEN, pronoun. (interrogative) What time; which time
WHEN, noun. The time.
WHEN, interjection. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
WHEN AS, conjunction. Alternative form of whenas
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER, adverb. (idiomatic) never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.
WHEN IT'S AT HOME, adverb. (idiomatic) (British) (of a person) in reality; in fact; when it comes down to it. (of a topic) plainly; in plain English; at its most basic level.
WHEN PIGS FLY, adverb. (idiomatic) never
WHEN THE DUST SETTLES, adverb. (idiomatic) after an active or heated period.
WHEN TWO SUNDAYS COME TOGETHER, adverb. (idiomatic) never
WHEN TWO SUNDAYS MEET, adverb. (idiomatic) never
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.