when
From Wiktionary
when is part of the Basic English 850.
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[change] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: hwĕn, IPA: /ʍɛn/, SAMPA: /WEn/
- (US) enPR: wĕn, IPA: /wɛn/or /ʍɛn/, SAMPA: /wEn/
Audio (US)help, file
[change] Homophones
- wen (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
[change] Preposition
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- At which time (sometimes a question)
- "When did you start learning English?" - "Three years ago."
- "When does the film start?" - "At seven o'clock."
- At the time
- She phoned me when I was in the bath.
- It was the year 1996 when I met John.
- After
- When I get up, I always drink a cup of coffee.
