When /(?)/

When

adv.
  1. At what time; -- used interrogatively.
    When shall these things be?
    — Matt. xxiv. 3.
  2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
    Kings may Take their advantage when and how they list.
    Book lore ne'er served, when trial came, Nor gifts, when faith was dead.
  3. 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.
  4. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
    I was adopted heir by his consent; Since when, his oath is broke.
    Come hither; mend my ruff: Here, when! thou art such a tedious lady!
    When as sacred light began to dawn.
    When that mine eye is famished for a look.

Phrases & Compounds

When as
at the time that; when.