when

when
1 /wen/ adverb, conjunction
1 at what time: When is Tara coming? | Do you know when she will arrive? | When did you hear about it?
2 at the time that: Things were different when I was young. | The dog jumped up when he whistled. | When I give the signal, turn off the light. | When completed the tunnel will be the longest in the world.
3 day/time/afternoon when the day, time etc on or at which: There are times when I wonder what you're talking about.
4 considering that: Why do you want a new job when you've got such a good one already?
5 even though or in spite of the fact that: They kept digging when they must have known there was no hope.
2 pronoun
1 since when used in questions to mean since what time: Since when has it been any of your business what I do?
2 which time: next May, by when the new house should be finished

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • When — When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used interrogatively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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