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wheneverwhenever /wɛnˈɛvɚ, wən-/ ●●● S1 W3 adverb, conjunction ► Whenever possible, Whenever possible, get a receipt. ► or whenever Come on Monday or Tuesday or whenever. THESAURUSall the time, at all times, or each time► alwaysall the time, at all times, or each time: Always lock your bicycle to something secure. Grandma had always told us to be careful. ► permanently at all times: The door is permanently locked. ► all the time/the whole time continuously and often: The baby cries all the time. ► constantly always or regularly: The fish are constantly moving in the tank. ► continuously formal without stopping or pausing: The tower clock has been working continuously for 270 years. ► consistently always doing something in the same way: If you use the soap consistently, your acne should improve. ► invariably formal always in the same way, without ever changing: The disease almost invariably ends in death. ► whenever each time that something happens. Whenever is used to join two parts of a sentence together: I visit my brother whenever I’m in New York. 1every time that a particular thing happens: Kent always blames me whenever anything goes wrong. Whenever I see her, she’s with a different guy. Whenever possible, get a receipt.► see thesaurus at always2at any time: I’d like to see you whenever it’s convenient.3spoken used when it does not matter what time something happens, or when you do not know the exact time something happens: “I can bring you the books this afternoon.” “Whenever.” Come on Monday or Tuesday or whenever. |