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whenever
adverb, conjunction /wenˈev.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
B1 every or any time: I blush whenever I think about it. Whenever I go there they seem to be in bed. I try to use olive oil whenever possible. "Will it be okay if I do it tomorrow?" "Sure, whenever (= then or at any other time)." Do it in a spare moment at the weekend or whenever - it really doesn't matter. I'm talking about last July or whenever it was you got back from India.Always and neverRelative forms
(Definition of whenever adverbconjunction from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- again adverb (ONE MORE TIME)
- all along idiom
- all-time adjective
- always adverb (EVERY TIME)
- always adverb (FOR EVER)
- ever adverb (ALWAYS)
- first noun (NEVER BEFORE)
- in all my (born) days idiom
- in/through all the years idiom
- invariably adverb
- ne'er adverb
- never adverb
- perpetual adjective
- till/until kingdom come idiom
- till/until the cows come home idiom
- time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- when hell freezes over idiom
- wherever adverb, conjunction
- will modal verb (ALWAYS)
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