Only When

Definition: Only When

Only When

Adverb

1. Never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse".

Synonyms: Only When

Synonyms: only (adv), only if (adv). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Craig, I don't find you attractive, but Lotti I'm smitten with you. I am but only when in your in Malkovich (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) Only when he's rehearsing (The Full Monty; writing credit: Simon Beaufoy) Oh, only when I deserve it. (Kalifornia; writing credit: Tim Metcalfe. Starring Brad Pitt as Early Grayce, Juliette Lewis as Adele Corners, David Duchovny as Brian Kessler, and Michelle Forbes as Carrie Laughlin.) Only when you have felt the full gravity of choice should you dare to question my judgment (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver; writing credit: Amy Hennig) Simone appears only when I want her to appear (S1m0ne; writing credit: Andrew Niccol)
Lyrics	only when you realize the gem I am (Precious Illusions; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free (Into The Groove; performing artist: Madonna)
Movie/TV Titles	Only When I Larf (1968)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	I Check The Mail Only When Certain It Has Arrived (reference) Only When I Sleep: My Family's Journey Through Cancer (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Only When I Laugh (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Only When I Lose Myself [CD-SINGLE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Only when I laugh, Mr. Ambassador!. Credit: Library of Congress.		Operating general store on Hell's Half Acre, project area of Plantation Piedmont agricultural demonstration project, near Eatonton, Georgia. This store carries a very small stock and opens only when prospective customers call owner from his home nearby. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Aeschylus	Only when man's life comes to end in prosperity can one call that man happy.
Author Unknown	The mind like a parachute functions only when open.
Charles James Fox	Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.
E. M. Cioran	A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
Edgar Degas	Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
Lord Mansfield	True liberty can exist only when justice is equally administered to all.
Pope Pius XII	Man is great only when he is kneeling.
Thomas Jefferson	Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	Bourgeois Socialism attains adequate expression, when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech. (reference)
John F. Kennedy	1961	For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Only when a child passed near a nun and spoke to her, the nun never answered
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He gave them ear only for a time but he was happy only when he was far from them, beyond their call, alone or in the company of phantasmal comrades
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Only when he had finished a layer and covered it carefully and patted down the salt was she satisfied
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Use only when outdoors and wash skin after coming indoors. (references)
		Again, you should drink fluids only when you are thirsty and not at other times. (references)
		Parenteral nutrition is used only when gastroparesis is severe and is not helped by other methods. (references)
Business		MOE provides financial assistance to local governments only when foreign technology meets its requirements. (references)
		Disposal as waste is allowed only when it has been determined that the waste is not recyclable or reusable. (references)
		Only when a good or service of acceptable quality is not available locally will the procurement authority seek outside sources. (references)
Children	Switzerland	In cases of severe sexual abuse, the statute takes effect only when the victim turns 18. Two cases of child abuse were reported widely during the year. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kazakhstan	Foreign missionary activity is authorized under law, but only when missionaries are accredited by the State. (references)
	Bolivia	The authorities intervened only when rallies became violent or interfered substantially with normal civic activity. (references)
Economic History	Austria	Foreign direct investment is restricted only when competing with monopolies and utilities. (references)
	Botswana	The appeal of a CTB decision is possible only when evidence of irregularities in the tender process can be produced. (references)
	Japan	The Japanese prefer to do business with someone only when they have been properly introduced and have met face-to-face. (references)
Human Rights	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The court appoints attorneys for indigent defendants only when the defendant is charged with a capital offense. (references)
	Israel and the occupied territories	Firing on a suspicious vehicle at a checkpoint is permitted only when the soldiers at the site are in a clearly life-threatening situation. (references)
	Cameroon	Military tribunals may exercise jurisdiction over civilians not only when the President declares martial law, but also in cases involving civil unrest or organized armed violence. (references)
Minorities	Netherlands	Authorities investigate offenses only when a complaint has been filed. (references)
Political Economy	ARGENTINA	Argentine sources receive preference only when all other factors (price, quality, etc.) are equal. (references)
	BELGIUM	A patent thus granted is valid in Belgium only when a copy of the grant is in one of Belgium's three national languages and is filed with the Belgian Office of Industrial Property. (references)
Trade	Korea	Duties are payable only when goods are cleared through customs. (references)
	Russia	Russian banks issue letters of credit only when the Russian buyer can deposit the requisite funds ahead of time. (references)
	Japan	Articles intended for display but not for sale at trade fairs and similar events are also permitted to enter duty free in Japan only when the fair/event is held at a bonded exhibition site. (references)
Travel	Czech Rep	Czechs do not smile as a social signal of greeting, as Americans, Britons, and many other Westerners do, but only when they are amused or pleased. (references)
	Portugal	Pragmatism, of the American variety, is respected but only when presented as a possible option to be taken, not as an opportunity that must be breathlessly seized. (references)
Worker Rights	Papua New Guinea	The law requires that work sites be inspected on a regular basis; however, due to a shortage of inspectors, inspections take place only when requested by workers or unions. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect. Following is an extract from an old book entitled, The Lunarian Astonished -- Pfeiffer & Co., Boston, 1803: LUNARIAN: Then when your Congress has passed a law it goes directly to the Supreme Court in order that it may at once be known whether it is constitutional? TERRESTRIAN: O no; it does not require the approval of the Supreme Court until having perhaps been enforced for many years somebody objects to its operation against himself -- I mean his client. The President, if he approves it, begins to execute it at once. LUNARIAN: Ah, the executive power is a part of the legislative. Do your policemen also have to approve the local ordinances that they enforce? TERRESTRIAN: Not yet -- at least not in their character of constables. Generally speaking, though, all laws require the approval of those whom they are intended to restrain. LUNARIAN: I see. The death warrant is not valid until signed by the murderer. TERRESTRIAN: My friend, you put it too strongly; we are not so consistent. LUNARIAN: But this system of maintaining an expensive judicial machinery to pass upon the validity of laws only after they have long been executed, and then only when brought before the court by some private person -- does it not cause great confusion? TERRESTRIAN: It does. LUNARIAN: Why then should not your laws, previously to being executed, be validated, not by the signature of your President, but by that of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? TERRESTRIAN: There is no precedent for any such course. LUNARIAN: Precedent. What is that? TERRESTRIAN: It has been defined by five hundred lawyers in three volumes each. So how can any one know?
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Such regulation should be extended by the Federal Government within the limitations of the Constitution and only when the individual States are without power to protect their citizens through their own authority.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	That will come only when aggressors leave their neighbors in peace.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Only when people are given a personal stake in deciding their own destiny, benefiting from their own risks, do they create societies that are prosperous, progressive, and free.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Language		Translations for "only when"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		除非 (only if, only in the case that). (various references)

Danish		modtagerspoler soerger for at der sluttes kontakt i en induktionsspole,naar togstammen befinder sig direkte over en spormagnet (the use of presence detectors ensures that an inductor can be made live only when a train is standing over it), ikke-transferable fordringer er fordringer,hvor fordringshaveren kun kan ophoere med at vaere fordringshaver gennem fordringens amortisation (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), gebyrer vil kun blive opkraevet,naar ansoegningen er imoedekommet (fees will be charged only when applications are granted), Faellesskabet skal kun gribe direkte ind i produktionen og markedet,naar omstaendighederne kraever det (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require), Domstolens afgoerelser kan kun gyldigt traeffes af et ulige antal dommere (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations). (various references)

Dutch		het Hof kan slechts in oneven getal op geldige wijze beslissen (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations), de rechten zullen alleen worden geheven indien de aanvragen worden ingewilligd (fees will be charged only when applications are granted), de Gemeenschap gaat slechts dan over tot een rechtstreekse beinvloeding van de produktie en de markt,wanneer de omstandigheden zulks vereisen (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require). (various references)

French		les droits ne seront perçus que lorsque les demandes auront été agréés (fees will be charged only when applications are granted), les créances non transmissibles sont des créances dont le détenteur ne peut cesser d'être créancier que par extinction de la créance (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), la Cour ne peut valablement délibérer qu'en nombre impair (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations), la Communauté n'exerce une action directe sur la production et le marché que lorsque les circonstances l'exigent (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require), grâce � des détecteurs de présence, un inducteur ne peut être mis sous tension que lorsqu'une rame le recouvre (the use of presence detectors ensures that an inductor can be made live only when a train is standing over it). (various references)

German		nichtumlauffähige Forderungen sind Forderungen,bei denen die Gläubigerschaft erst bei Rückzahlung oder Erlaß der Schuld erlischt (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), Gebuehren werden nur im Falle der Genehmigung des Gesuchs erhoben (fees will be charged only when applications are granted), durch entsprechende Waechter wird dafuer gesorgt, dass ein Staender nur dann unter Spannung gesetzt wird, wenn ein Bandzug sich ueber ihm befindet (the use of presence detectors ensures that an inductor can be made live only when a train is standing over it), die Gemeinschaft greift in die Erzeugung und den Markt nur dann direkt ein,wenn es die Umstaende erfordern (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require), der GerichtsHof kann nur in der Besetzung mit einer ungeraden Zahl von Richtern rechtswirksam entscheiden (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations). (various references)

Greek		μη μεταβιβάσιμα στοιχεία ενεργητικού είναι απιτήσεις ο δικαιούχος των οποίων παύει να αείναι πιστωτής μόνο όταν η απαίτηση εξοφληθεί ή ακ� (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), η Kοινότης δεν ενεργεί απ'ευθείας επί της παραγωγής και της αγοράς παρά μόνον όταν οι περιστάσεις το απαιτούν (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require), το �"ικαστήριο συνεδριάζει εγκύρως με περιττό αριθμό δικαστών (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations). (various references)

Italian		le attivit� non trasmissibili sono delle attivit� delle quali il detentore non puo cessare di essere creditore se non per estinzione dell'attivit� stessa (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), la Corte puo'deliberare validamente soltanto in numero dispari (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations), la Comunit� esercita un'azione diretta sulla produzione e sul mercato soltanto quando le circostanze lo richiedano (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require), grazie a dei rivelatori di presenza,un induttore non puo essere messo in tensione se non quando un tratto di treno la ricopre (the use of presence detectors ensures that an inductor can be made live only when a train is standing over it), gli oneri saranno percepiti soltanto quando le domande siano state accolte (fees will be charged only when applications are granted). (various references)

Pig Latin		onlyay enwhay.(various references)

Portuguese		o Tribunal só pode deliberar validamente com número ímpar de juízes (decisions of the Court shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations), a Comunidade só intervirá directamente na produção e no mercado quando as circunstâncias o exigirem (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require). (various references)

Russian		только когда. (various references)

Spanish		los derechos se cargaran solo cuando se concedan las peticiones (fees will be charged only when applications are granted), los activos financieros no transmisibles son activos financieros cuyo detentador no puede dejar de ser acreedor más que por extinción del activo financiero (non-transferable assets are assets the holder of which can cease to be the creditor only when the debt is redeemed or cancelled), la Comunidad sólo ejercerá una acción directa sobre la producción y el mercado cuando las circunstancias así lo requieran (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require). (various references)

Swedish		gemenskapen skall inte ingripa i produktionen eller på marknaden annat än då omständigheterna kräver det (the Community shall exert direct influence upon production or upon the market only when circumstances so require). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Colossians Chapter 3, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Oi douloi upakouete kata panta toiV kata sarka kurioiV mh en ofqalmodouleiaiV wV anqrwpareskoi all en aplothti kardiaV foboumenoi ton qeon
Latin	405	Vulgate	Servi oboedite per omnia dominis carnalibus non ad oculum servientes quasi hominibus placentes sed in simplicitate cordis timentes Dominum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Seruauntis, obeie ye bi alle thingis to fleischli lordis, not seruynge at iye, as plesynge to men, but in symplenesse of herte, dredinge the Lord.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thynges: not with eye service as men pleasers but in synglenes of herte fearynge god.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Colossians Chapter 3, Verse 22
Cebuano	Mga ulipon, sa tanang mga butang magmasinugtanon kamo sa inyong tawhanong mga agalon, dili sa pag-alagad nga linigoy ingon sa magapahimuot sa mga tawo lamang, kondili uban sa kasingkasing nga maminatud-on, nga mahadlokon sa Ginoo.
Chinese	� 們作僕人的、要凡事聽從 � 們肉身的主人、不要只在眼前事奉、像是討人喜歡的、總要存心 � 實敬畏主．
Croatian	Robovi, slušajte u svemu svoje zemaljske gospodare! Ne naoko, kao oni koji se ulaguju ljudima, nego u jednostavnosti srca, bojeæi se Gospodina.
Danish	I Trælle! adlyder i alle Ting eders Herrer efter Kødet, ikke med Øjentjeneste som de, der ville tækkes Mennesker, men i Hjertets Enfold, frygtende Herren.
Dutch	Gij dienstknechten, zijt in alles gehoorzaam uw heren naar het vlees, niet met ogendiensten als mensenbehagers, maar met eenvoudigheid des harten, vrezende God.
Finnish	Palvelijat, olkaa maallisille isännillenne kaikessa kuuliaiset, ei silmänpalvelijoina, ihmisille mieliksi, vaan sydämen yksinkertaisuudessa peljäten Herraa.
French	Serviteurs, obéissez en toutes choses � vos maîtres selon la chair, non pas seulement sous leurs yeux, comme pour plaire aux hommes, mais avec simplicité de coeur, dans la crainte du Seigneur.
German	Ihr Knechte, seid gehorsam in allen Dingen euren leiblichen Herren, nicht mit Dienst vor Augen, als den Menschen zu gefallen, sondern mit Einfalt des Herzens und mit Gottesfurcht.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Saudara-saudara yang menjadi hamba! Dalam segala hal, hendaklah kalian taat kepada tuanmu yang di dunia ini. Janganlah taat kepada mereka hanya pada waktu mereka sedang mengawasi kalian, karena kalian ingin dipuji. Taatilah mereka dengan hati yang ikhlas, karena kalian menghormati Tuhan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Hai segala hamba orang, di dalam segala sesuatu hendaklah kamu menurut perintah orang yang menjadi tuanmu di dalam perkara dunia, bukannya dengan berpura-pura seperti hendak menyukakan orang, melainkan dengan tulus hati serta dengan takut akan Tuhan.
Italian	Voi, servi, siate docili in tutto con i vostri padroni terreni; non servendo solo quando vi vedono, come si fa per piacere agli uomini, ma con cuore semplice e nel timore del Signore.
Latvian	Kalpi, paklausiet visâ saviem ðîs zemes kungiem, kalpodami nevien acu priekðâ, it kâ gribçdami cilvçkiem izpatikt, bet sirds vienkârðîbâ un Dieva bijîbâ!
Maori	E nga pononga, kia whakarongo ki o koutou rangatira o te wahi ki te kikokiko i nga mea katoa: kaua hei ta te kanohi mahi, he whakamanawareka tangata hoki tera; engari hei runga i te ngakau tapatahi, me te wehi ano ki te Atua.
Norwegian	I tjenere! vær lydige i alle ting imot eders herrer efter kjødet, ikke med øientjeneste, som de som vil tekkes mennesker, men i hjertets enfold, idet I frykter Herren!
Rumanian	Robilor, ascultayi kn toate lucrurile pe stqpknii vowtri pqmkntewti; nu numai cknd sknteyi supt ochii lor, ca cei ce cautq sq placq oamenilor, ci cu curqyie de inimq, ca unii cari vq temeyi de Domnul.
Shuar	Takarniutiram, Atumí uuntri shiir umirkatarum. Ju nunkanmaya uuntri ain aya nii iimkiui shiir Enentáimturati tusarum takaschatniuitrume. Antsu Yus Enentáimtakrum tuke pénker takastiniaitrume.
Swahili	Enyi watumwa, watiini wakuu wenu wa kidunia katika mambo yote, na si tu wakati wanapowatazama kwa kuwa mnataka kujipendekeza kwao; ila fanyeni hivyo kwa moyo wote, kwa sababu ya kumcha Bwana.
Swedish	I tjänare, varen i allt edra jordiska herrar lydiga, icke med ögontjänst, av begär att behaga människor, utan av uppriktigt hjärta, i Herrens fruktan.
Uma	Ompi' -ompi' to tuwu' batua, tuku' hawe'ea hawa' maradika-ni to hi dunia' toi. Neo' nituku' hawa' -ra nto'u-ni rahilo-wadi apa' kadoko' -ni ra'une' -wadi. Tuku' hawa' -ra ngkai kabula nono-ni, hewa pengkoru-ni hi Pue'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-l-n-n-o-w-y"
	-3 letters: holey, honey, hoyle, newly, nonyl, nylon, wenny, whole.
	-4 letters: enol, enow, helo, hewn, hole, holy, hone, howe, howl, leno, lone, lowe, lown, neon, noel, none, only, when, whey, wyle, wynn, yowe, yowl.
	-5 letters: eon, hen, hew, hey, hoe, hon, how, hoy, ley, low, lye, new, noh, now, ole, one, owe, owl, own, wen.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
only when i laugh	5
lonely only when	3
am am but i i i love not only when	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Only When

Definition: Only When

Only When

Adverb

Synonyms: Only When

Crosswords: Only When

Modern Usage: Only When

Screenplays

Lyrics

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Only When

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Only When

Familiar Quotations: Only When

Aeschylus

Author Unknown

Charles James Fox

E. M. Cioran

Edgar Degas

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Lord Mansfield

Pope Pius XII

Thomas Jefferson

Historic Usage: Only When

Communist Manifesto

John F. Kennedy

Use in Literature: Only When

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Only When

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Only When

Herbert C. Hoover

Lyndon B. Johnson

Ronald Reagan

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Only When

Modern Translation: Only When

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

French

German

Greek

Italian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Swedish

Bible Trace: Only When

Matched Bible Translations: Only When

Anagrams: Only When

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