when
Speech parts
1. when - Noun
2. when - Adverb
3. when - Pronoun
4. when - Conjunction
5. when - Interjection
Meaning
At what time; -- used interrogatively.
At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
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.
Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
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"40 and feeling so humbled and blessed," Kim wrote in the lengthy "There is not a single day that I take for granted, especially during these times when we are all reminded of the things that truly matter."
“18,000 Aussie businesses trade with New Zealand which means we are especially critical for Australian SMEs so the case for increasing economic relations when safe is clear.”
A 10-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday night when a stray bullet hit her inside a Logan Square home on the Northwest Side.
A 10-year-old girl was killed and her 5-year-old brother was critically injured Wednesday afternoon, when a car fleeing from police caused a crash in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was standing on a sidewalk in the 3600 block of West 70 Street just after midnight when a person got out of a white SUV and fired shots, hitting him in the leg.
A 1991 profile of Madonna, written when Fincher was a total unknown to the general public, casually mentions that the pair fell out after their romance soured.