whenever

At any time that.

Adverb

  1. When ever: emphatic form of when.
    • Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
  2. At any time.
    • Feel free to visit whenever.

Origin

From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever.

Related

henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom

Conjunction

  1. At any time that.
    • Visit whenever you want to.
    • I did not see the program, but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were great on the Donahue Show. As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a...
  2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.
    • Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
  3. Every time that.
    • Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
    • Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations. - 2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61:
  4. Regardless of the time that.
    • Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
  5. When.
    • Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

Related

however howsoever whatever whatsoever wheresoever wherever whoever whomever whomsoever whosoever whyever whysoever

Derived

whenever one turns around