wheneverconj.adv.

Brit.

/wəˈnɛvə/,

/wɛˈnɛvə/, U.S.

/(h)wəˈnɛvər/,

/(h)wɛˈnɛvər/

Forms: In early use as two words. Also whene'er Brit.

/wəˈnɛː/,

/wɛˈnɛː/, U.S.

/(h)wəˈnɛ(ə)r/,

/(h)wɛˈnɛ(ə)r/ (poetic).

Etymology: < when adv., conj., pron., int., and n. + ever adv. (see below).

A. conj. As relative conjunction: cf. when conj. 1.

1. [ever adv. 6.] At any time when; every time that, as often as. In a qualifying (conditional) clause, the meaning becomes: At whatever time, no matter when. Also with the idea of time weakened or lost (cf. when conj. 4): In any or every case in which.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever

everOE

onceOE

whensoc1175

whenc1200

whensoeverc1320

wheneverc1380

whensomevera1425

soever1517

still asa1656

anytime1822

anywhen1834

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > no matter when

whenever1667

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > in any or every case in which

whenever1921

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 354 As þe popis clerkis feynen þat þei done miraclis whanne evere þei syngen, moo and more woundirful þan ever dide Crist or his apostlis.

c1440 Generydes 1245 Ser, on to hir loggyng, When euer it please yow, I shall be your gyde.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 2 Whanne euer he takith vpon him for to..correpte his Cristen neiȝbour.

1509 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 293/2 Landis..that sall happin to cum in the Kingis hands..throu the said Henrys deceis quhenevir it sall happin.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. ii. 15 When euer you haue neede, You may be armed and appointed well.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 771 His doom is fair, That dust I am, and shall to dust returne: O welcom hour whenever !

1678 Young Man's Calling p. xiv So might you welcom your death with pleasant smiles when ere it comes.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xi. 179 You may at a minute's warning send them over England whenever your honour thinks fit.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. i. 11 Whenever an Englishman would cry ‘All right!’ an American cries ‘Go ahead!’

1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 54 Roguery and lying..are instantly to be flogged out of the way whenever discovered.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xiv. 116 She still had access to the Emperor whenever she desired.

1921 Oxf. Mag. 28 Jan. 163/1 When the official story..is published, whenever that may be, minor details..will require correction.

2. [ever adv. 6d.] At the very time or moment when; as soon as. (Now only in Scottish and Irish English use.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > as soon as

soon soc897

so soon soc1175

as soon soc1290

al so, also soon asc1330

soon asa1400

howc1449

how soon (as)1557

whenever1655

instantly1793

immediately1839

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion viii. 7 He gave me a good supper last night when ever I came within his doors.

1800 Monthly Mag. 9 323/2 We will go to our dinner whenever the clock strikes two.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 589 One-third of the mixture is introduced at first; whenever this is melted, the second third is thrown in.

1875 A. Wilson Abode of Snow xxxviii. 360 And whenever my tent was set up I went to sleep in spite of the wind.

B. adv.

1. As an interrogative adverb. An emphatic extension of when. (Frequently written as two words: see ever adv. 6c(a).) Now colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > when? or at what time?

whenc1000

whenever1713

whenabouts1966

1713 J. Addison Cato i. i When-e're did Juba, or did Portius, show A Virtue that has cast me at a Distance?

1923 N.E.D. at Whenever Mod. When ever I did I say that? I waited and waited, and wondered when ever he would come.

2. From sense A. 1 with loss of relative force: at whatever time. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > at whatever time

whensoever1604

whenever1917

1917 H. James Ivory Tower in Amer. Novels iii. v. 221 I said to myself..three weeks ago, or whenever, that it wasn't for that I was going to come over.

1982 J. D. MacDonald Cinnamon Skin xi. 107 Maybe we can leave it that you can come over to Lauderdale when~ever.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	whenever
释义	wheneverconj.adv. Brit. /wəˈnɛvə/, /wɛˈnɛvə/, U.S. /(h)wəˈnɛvər/, /(h)wɛˈnɛvər/ Forms: In early use as two words. Also whene'er Brit. /wəˈnɛː/, /wɛˈnɛː/, U.S. /(h)wəˈnɛ(ə)r/, /(h)wɛˈnɛ(ə)r/ (poetic). Etymology: < when adv., conj., pron., int., and n. + ever adv. (see below). A. conj. As relative conjunction: cf. when conj. 1. 1. [ever adv. 6.] At any time when; every time that, as often as. In a qualifying (conditional) clause, the meaning becomes: At whatever time, no matter when. Also with the idea of time weakened or lost (cf. when conj. 4): In any or every case in which. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever everOE onceOE whensoc1175 whenc1200 whensoeverc1320 wheneverc1380 whensomevera1425 soever1517 still asa1656 anytime1822 anywhen1834 the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > no matter when whenever1667 the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > in any or every case in which whenever1921 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 354 As þe popis clerkis feynen þat þei done miraclis whanne evere þei syngen, moo and more woundirful þan ever dide Crist or his apostlis. c1440 Generydes 1245 Ser, on to hir loggyng, When euer it please yow, I shall be your gyde. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 2 Whanne euer he takith vpon him for to..correpte his Cristen neiȝbour. 1509 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 293/2 Landis..that sall happin to cum in the Kingis hands..throu the said Henrys deceis quhenevir it sall happin. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. ii. 15 When euer you haue neede, You may be armed and appointed well. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 771 His doom is fair, That dust I am, and shall to dust returne: O welcom hour whenever ! View more context for this quotation 1678 Young Man's Calling p. xiv So might you welcom your death with pleasant smiles when ere it comes. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xi. 179 You may at a minute's warning send them over England whenever your honour thinks fit. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. i. 11 Whenever an Englishman would cry ‘All right!’ an American cries ‘Go ahead!’ 1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 54 Roguery and lying..are instantly to be flogged out of the way whenever discovered. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xiv. 116 She still had access to the Emperor whenever she desired. 1921 Oxf. Mag. 28 Jan. 163/1 When the official story..is published, whenever that may be, minor details..will require correction. 2. [ever adv. 6d.] At the very time or moment when; as soon as. (Now only in Scottish and Irish English use.) ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > as soon as soon soc897 so soon soc1175 as soon soc1290 al so, also soon asc1330 soon asa1400 howc1449 how soon (as)1557 whenever1655 instantly1793 immediately1839 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion viii. 7 He gave me a good supper last night when ever I came within his doors. 1800 Monthly Mag. 9 323/2 We will go to our dinner whenever the clock strikes two. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 589 One-third of the mixture is introduced at first; whenever this is melted, the second third is thrown in. 1875 A. Wilson Abode of Snow xxxviii. 360 And whenever my tent was set up I went to sleep in spite of the wind. B. adv. 1. As an interrogative adverb. An emphatic extension of when. (Frequently written as two words: see ever adv. 6c(a).) Now colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > when? or at what time? whenc1000 whenever1713 whenabouts1966 1713 J. Addison Cato i. i When-e're did Juba, or did Portius, show A Virtue that has cast me at a Distance? 1923 N.E.D. at Whenever Mod. When ever I did I say that? I waited and waited, and wondered when ever he would come. 2. From sense A. 1 with loss of relative force: at whatever time. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever > at whatever time whensoever1604 whenever1917 1917 H. James Ivory Tower in Amer. Novels iii. v. 221 I said to myself..three weeks ago, or whenever, that it wasn't for that I was going to come over. 1982 J. D. MacDonald Cinnamon Skin xi. 107 Maybe we can leave it that you can come over to Lauderdale when~ever. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < conj.adv.c1380
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