WHENEVER

Definition: WHENEVER

WHENEVER

Adverb & conjunction

1. At whatever time.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WHENEVER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Assent

Phrase: avec plaisir; chi tace accousente; "the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers"; you bet your sweet ass it is; what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready; anytime you're ready.

The Present Time

When; whenever, whensoever; upon which, on which occasion; at another, at a different, at some other, at any- time; at various times; some one of these days, one of these days, one fine morning; eventually, some day, by and by, sooner or later; some time or other; once upon a time.

Crosswords: WHENEVER

Then I'll write a song and we'll put it in the show and whenever you sing it or hear it. Or whistle or hum it then you'll know (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Whenever it is,it's still the best interest free loan you'll ever get. (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe)

Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail (Gandhi; writing credit: John Briley)

We're going to open the presents now, not later, now. Why? Because we're adults and we can open the presents whenever we want (The Ref; writing credit: Marie Weiss and Richard LaGravenese. Starring Denis Leary as Gus, Judy Davis as Caroline Chasseur and Kevin Spacey as Lloyd Chasseur.)

Sometimes I wonder if I've changed so much, my wife is even gonna recognize me whenever it is I get back to her and how I'll ever be able to tell about days like today (Saving Private Ryan; writing credit: Robert Rodat)

Your face lights up whenever he appears (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner)

The way that you hold me, whenever you hold me, (NOBODY DOES IT BETTER; performing artist: CARLY SIMON)

And whenever you tried to hurt me (It's all coming back to me now; performing artist: Celine Dion)

No sense whatever, whenever there's sense (Never all there; performing artist: General Public)

Whenever you want me to (Hold On My Heart; performing artist: Genesis)

Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. (references; author: unknown)

WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND (performing artist: KENNY LOGGINS)

Whenever Wherever (performing artist: Shakira)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• London in a Lunchtime: Or Whenever You'Ve an Hour to Spare (reference)

• Sara, Whenever I Hear Your Name (reference)

• Whenever He Saw a Marching Band (reference)

• Whenever I Love You (reference)

• Whenever You Need Them (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Whenever We Wanted (reference)

• Whenever You See Fit [CD-SINGLE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Biological safety cabinets and other physical containment devices should be used, whenever conducting procedures that have a high probability for generating aerosols. These labs were also referred to as the “Box Labs”. Credit: CDC.

Five DesRon12 destroyers make formation "S-turns" in Iron Bottom Sound, off Guadalcanal, while passing Savo Island. They were returning from one of their raids on Rabaul in February 1944, and executed the high-speed turns as a salute to the three ships of the squadron that had been sunk in the vicinity of Iron Bottom Sound. This had become a custom whenever DesRon12 ships passed Savo Island after a successful raid against the Japanese. Commanded by Captain Rodger W. Simpson, the squadron raided Rabaul on 17-18 and 23-25 February 1944. His flagship was USS Farenholt (DD-491). Credit: NAVY.

Whenever we meet, just raise your right hand and say "Iowa". Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. La Rosa, Italian, with her husband and son runs a vegetable farm in Methuen, Massachusetts. The men work in the mill whenever they can and the son also runs the farm in the summer. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Whenever the society is dissolved, it is certain the government of that society cannot remain. (Second Treatise of Government)

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (reference)

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. (reference)

And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. (reference)

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. (reference)

In Germany they fight with the bourgeoisie whenever it acts in a revolutionary way, against the absolute monarchy, the feudal squirearchy, and the petty bourgeoisie. (reference)

The Members of the League agree that whenever any dispute shall arise between them which they recognise to be suitable for submission to arbitration and which cannot be satisfactorily settled by diplomacy, they will submit the whole subject-matter to arbitration. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Whenever James goes over to see his daughter, you know, she will be hearing of us.

Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy.

It was a habit with Scrooge, whenever he became thoughtful, to put his hands in his breeches pockets

And then whenever I stop and think - why did I want to do something

Whenever Marius came in and went out, he carefully replaced the bar of the grating in such a way that no derangement was visible

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Blood cultures should be taken whenever possible. (references)

Look for these quality measures whenever possible. (references)

Most doctors suggest using TURP whenever possible. (references)

Business

For your information, whenever you need assistance with matters related to international trade, your first point of contact should be your local Export Assistance Center. (references)

Discount stores that remain open for 24-hours are becoming popular as consumers are given the option to shop whenever their schedule permits and at the same time avoid heavy daytime traffic. (references)

National and local administrations are aware that forest fire and natural disaster emergencies must be prevented whenever possible and consequently are increasing the number of alarm and defense systems. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

Prison authorities allowed him to return home upon his recovery on the understanding that they could find him whenever necessary. (references)

Hong Kong

The Telecommunications Ordinance grants the Government wide-ranging powers to ban messages whenever it "considers that the public interest so requires." The Public Order Ordinance enables the Government to ban a demonstration on national security grounds, including as a factor whether a demonstration advocates independence for Tibet or Taiwan. (references)

Economic History

Korea

The chaebol purchase from "family" suppliers whenever possible. (references)

Political Economy

MALAYSIA

The government urges Malaysians to purchase domestic products, instead of imports, whenever possible. (references)

CHINA

The law governing wholly foreign-owned enterprises (WFOEs) was revised in April 2001 to eliminate requirements regarding export performance; technology transfer and import substitution; foreign exchange balancing; direct domestic sales; and domestic sourcing, whenever possible, of raw materials, fuel, capital equipment, and technology. (references)

Trade

Tanzania

The transaction value method is used whenever possible. (references)

Travel

Costa Rica

Park in secured lots whenever possible. (references)

Venezuela

U.S. exporters that are not manufacturers should try to associate themselves closely with the U.S. manufacturer, whenever possible. (references)

Argentina

Because of many cases of robberies in false taxis, as noted above, visitors should, whenever possible, call radio taxis, or arrange a remis, instead of flagging passing taxis on the street. (references)

Worker Rights

Uruguay

The Ministry adjusts the minimum wage whenever it adjusts public sector wages. (references)

Ghana

They visit each workplace annually and make spot checks whenever they receive allegations of violations. (references)

Paraguay

The minimum salary is adjusted whenever annual inflation exceeds 10 percent, and it was approximately $170 (782,186 guaranies) per month at year's end, according to the Ministry. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "WHENEVER": what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready ♦ whenever necessary ♦ whenever possible ♦ whenever you like. Additional references.

Albanian

s'di se kur, kurdo qoftë. (various references)

Arabic 

كلما (in the same measure as), ‏في أي وقت, ‏كلما, ‏متى (when), ‏حتى (even, over, pending, than, till, to, until, unto, while). (various references)

Bulgarian 

когато и да е (ever), кога най-после, всеки път когато. (various references)

Chinese 

無論何時 , 每当. (various references)

Czech

vždycky když, pokaždé když (when), kdykoli (if, when). (various references)

Danish

produktionsenheders afgifter,gebyrer og bidrag til dækning af det offentliges omkostninger i forbindelse med det offentliges tjenester inden for rammerne af dets almindelige politik,og som er obligatoriske,såfremt der gøres brug af disse tjenester (duties, fees or contributions to costs by producer units to general government in respect of services provided by the latter as a matter of general policy and which are compulsory whenever these services are required), forevise varerne paa forlangende (to produce the goods whenever so required), begrunde nægtes tilladelse (reasons given whenever the authorization is refused). (various references)

Dutch

op verzoek de goederen tonen (to produce the goods whenever so required), met redenen omklede weigering van een vergunning (reasons given whenever the authorization is refused). (various references)

Farsi 

هنگامیکه (As, While), هرگاه (If), هروقت که , هرزمان که . (various references)

Finnish

milloin tahansa (at any time, no matter when), joka kerran kun (each time). (various references)

French

toutes les fois que, quand (when, wherever), n'importe quand, chaque fois que (when), autre jour. (various references)

German

wann auch immer, sooft. (various references)

Greek 

οποτεδήποτε. (various references)

Hebrew 

מדי (as often as, every, every time that), כל מקום ש- (wherever), כל אימת ש- (any time, as often as, each time), בכל פעם (always), בכל עת, בכל זמן ש-. (various references)

Hungarian

bármikor (at all hours), akármikor. (various references)

Indonesian

sewaktu-waktu. (various references)

Italian

quando (as, than, when), ogni volta che, ogni qualvolta, ogni qual volta. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

都度 (eachtime), たった今 (ample, bitterling, each time, every time, full, in plenty, just now, with difficulty), 何時でも (always, any time, at all times, never). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たびに (each time, every time), なんどきでも (always, any time, at all times, never), つど (eachtime), いつでも (always, any time, at all times, never). (various references)

Korean 

언제든지. (various references)

Manx

traa erbee (anytime). (various references)

Pig Latin

eneverwhay.(various references)

Portuguese

sempre que (if), quando quer que, quando (when, while). (various references)

Romanian

oricând (always, anyhow, whensoever), când (as, when, whensoever, where'er, wheresoever). (various references)

Russian 

когда бы ни, когда (anytime, by the time, by the time that, except as, from the time at which, just when, no matter when, now that, rue the day, when, whensoever), всякий раз когда, всякий раз (any time, whensoever). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

svaki put kad, ma kad, bilo kada (anytime). (various references)

Spanish

todas las veces que, siempre que (as long as, provided, provided that, providing, providing that), cuando quiera que, cuando quiera (when you please), cuando (as, at the time of, even if, if, in that, in the event of, when), cada vez que. (various references)

Swedish

närhelst. (various references)

Turkish

-ince (as soon as, whensoever), her ne zaman, -diğinde (whensoever), -dığında (whensoever), bir ara (some time or other, sometime). (various references)

Ukrainian

як тільки (as soon as, directly, immediately, once, whensoever), щоразу (every time, whensoever), коли ж (whensoever), коли б не (lest, whensoever). (various references)

quandocumque, quotienscumque, ubi, ubique. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: evener, veneer, weever, wherve.

-3 letters: hewer, nerve, never, newer, reeve, renew, wheen, where.

-4 letters: erne, even, ever, ewer, here, hern, hewn, neve, veer, ween, weer, were, whee, when, wren.

-5 letters: ere, ern, eve, ewe, hen, her, hew, nee, new, ree, rev, vee, wee, wen.

+2 letters: whensoever.

+4 letters: whencesoever.