Meaning of when | Babel Free
ʍɛnDefinitions
- At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time
- The time at which something happens.
- Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event
- At what time: When will we leave?
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances
- The time or date: Have they decided the where and when?
- At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that
- at what time(?). When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump. wanneer مَتى кога quando kdy wann hvornår πότεcuando millal کى milloin quandמתי कब kada mikor? bilamana hvenær quando いつ (시간을 물어) 언제 kada kad bilakah wanneernårkiedy quando când когда kedy kdaj kada när เมื่อ ne zaman 何時 коли کب khi nào 何时
- The time at, on or during which
- from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?). vanwaar, van waar من أيْن؟ откъде de onde / donde odkud woher hvorfra από πού; de dónde kust(kohast) از کجا mistä d'oûמהיכן कहां से, जहां से odakle honnan? dari mana hvaðan da dove どこから 어디로부터 iš kur no kurienes dari mana vanwaar hvorfra?; hvor/hva ... fra? skąd? donde de unde откуда odkiaľ odkod otkuda varifrån, hur [kommer det sig] จากที่ไหน nereden, ne yüzden 從何處或何種情況 звідки کس جگہ سے do đâu 从哪里或何处
- At the time that: in the spring, when the snow melts.
- As soon as: I'll call you when I get there.
- Whenever: When the wind blows, all the doors rattle.
- During the time at which; while: When I was young, I was sick all the time.
- Whereas; although: She stopped short when she ought to have continued.
- Considering that; if: How can he get good grades when he won't study?
Equivalents
Examples
“A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.”
“For the moment, suffice it to say that the stories told through the whens and hows of building a scene differentiate individual desires and needs more clearly than shared speech was up to then able to communicate.”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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