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The Meaning of when

  • (adv.) At what time; -- used interrogatively.
  • (adv.) At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
  • (adv.) While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds.
  • (adv.) Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.

Homophones

wen

Rhymes

adin , adrienne , again , akin , allin , allphin , alpin , amen , amylin , antenne , asean , askin , aslin , astin , aswin , atkin , beaubien , beauchesne , bedouin , been , begin , behn , behne , ben , benn , benne , bergin , berlin , bihn , bin , binn , biogen , blinn , boleyn , bongjin , bren , brenn , brin , brinn , bryn , buckskin , bullpen , bushkin , businessmen , cayenne , chagrin , chang-hsin , chen , cheyenne , chien , chin , chinh , chinn , cnn , cnnfn , comedienne , courchesne , dechine , deerskin , dehn , dehne , den , denne , derouen , din , eldwin , elkin , emlyn , en , ervin , erwin , fehn , fen , fenn , fin , finn , finne , flinn , flynn , foreskin , gen , georgienne , gin , ginn , glavine , glen , glenn , glyn , glynn , gren , grin , gwen , gwin , gwinn , gwyn , gwynn , gwynne , gyn , hamelin , handymen , has-been , hehn , hen , henne , herein , hinn , hren , in , inn , itkin , jen , jenn , jenne , jiawen , jin , jocelin , joceline , jocelyn , jocelyne , julianne , kamin , katyn , kaylynn , kehn , kehne , ken , kenn , kin , kingpin , kinn , kinne , knin , kren , kyoung-min , lawmen , lehne , len , levin , ligne , lin , linchpin , linh , linn , linne , lpn , lwin , lyn , lynn , madeleine , magten , mahen , mandolin , mcginn , mcguinn , mclin , mclinn , mcminn , mcquinn , men , menn , menne , mihn , min , ming-jen , minh , n , nguyen , oilmen , patrolmen , pen , penh , penn , pigskin , pin , pinn , pitchmen , playpen , plzen , prehn , prynne , puffin , qian , qichen , qin , quin , quinn , redskin , ren , renn , renne , rinn , rinne , schwenn , schwinn , sebastiane , sen , senn , senne , sheepskin , shen , sheng-fen , shin , shinn , sin , sinn , skin , solzhenitsyn , spin , sten , sven , syn , tailspin , ten , teng-wen , tenn , tenne , thegn , then , therein , thin , tien , tin , trinh , turkmen , twin , underpin , underspin , uren , vannguyen , venn , venne , verduin , vin , violin , wen , wherein , win , winn , winne , within , wren , wrenn , wynn , wynne , yalin , yan-bin , yen , yin , yuen , zen