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  • English Word When Definition At what time; -- used interrogatively.
  • English Word When Definition At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
  • English Word When Definition 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.
  • English Word When Definition Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
  • English Word Whenas Definition Whereas; while
  • English Word Whence Definition From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
  • English Word Whence Definition From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
  • English Word Whenceever Definition Whencesoever.
  • English Word Whenceforth Definition From, or forth from, what or which place; whence.
  • English Word Whencesoever Definition From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.
  • English Word Whene'er Definition Whenever.
  • English Word Whenever Definition At whatever time.
  • English Word Whennes Definition Whence.
  • English Word Whensoever Definition At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever.
  • English Word Where Definition Whether.
  • English Word Where Definition At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
  • English Word Where Definition At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
  • English Word Where Definition To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?
  • English Word Where Definition Whereas.
  • English Word Where Definition Place; situation.
  • English Word Where'er Definition Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form.
  • English Word Whereabout Definition Alt. of Whereabouts
  • English Word Whereabout Definition Alt. of Whereabouts
  • English Word Whereabouts Definition About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him?
  • English Word Whereabouts Definition Concerning which; about which.
  • English Word Whereabouts Definition The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts.
  • English Word Whereas Definition At which place; where.
  • English Word Whereas Definition Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.
  • English Word Whereas Definition When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.
  • English Word Whereat Definition At which; upon which; whereupon; -- used relatively.