When

//ʍɛn//

Synonyms for "when" (66 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (14)

Conjunction(4 words)

after all again albeit all the same although anon as far as as long as at all events at any rate

Strong matches (19)

at the same time at what time at which at which time but directly during which time even even so for all that howbeit however in any case

Conjunction(6 words)

because being that but forasmuch as given that immediately

Related words (33)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

coordinate

1 entries

what

derived

57 entries

I know it when I see it I'll believe it when I see it as and when ask how high when someone says jump back when be greedy when others are fearful burn that bridge when one comes to it buy when it snows and sell when it goes cross that bridge when one comes to it cross that bridge when one gets there cross that bridge when one gets to it hit someone when they are down if and when kick a dog when it's down kick someone when they are down know someone when

Showing 16 of 57 words.

distinct from

1 entries

now

etymologically related_to

1 entries

who

has context

3 entries

indirect question interrogative relative

related to

16 entries

adverb description during happened if if moment moment now question since since when time time description time happened what which

Translations

654 translations across 169 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

wanneer adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Akkadian

1 entries

inūma adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Albanian

2 entries

kur adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kur conj (at what time; at which time)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

πηνίκα adv (at what time, as a direct question)
πηνίκα adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
πότε adv (at what time, as a direct question)
πότε adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Ao

2 entries

kodang (Chungli) adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kodang (Chungli) conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Arabic

4 entries

إمتى adv (at what time, as a direct question)
إيمتى adv (at what time, as a direct question)
إيمتى adv (at what time, as a direct question)
امتى adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Aragonese

1 entries

quan pron (what time; which time)

Armenian

4 entries

երբ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
երբ conj (as soon as, at the time that)
երբ conj (during the time that)
երբ conj (at what time; at which time)

Aromanian

2 entries

cãndu adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cãndu conj (at what time; at which time)

Assamese

3 entries

কেতিয়া adv (at what time, as a direct question)
কেতিয়া conj (at what time; at which time)
যেতিয়া conj (at what time; at which time)

Asturian

3 entries

cuándo adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuando conj (during the time that)
cuando conj (at what time; at which time)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

havaxt adv (at what time, as a direct question)
haçan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nə vaxt adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nə zaman adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Bashkir

2 entries

ҡасан adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ҡасан adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Basque

2 entries

noiz adv (at what time, as a direct question)
noiz pron (what time; which time)

Belarusian

2 entries

калі́ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
калі́ conj (at what time; at which time)

Belizean Creole

1 entries

wen conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Bengali

4 entries

কখন adv (at what time, as a direct question)
কবে adv (at what time, as a direct question)
যখন conj (as soon as, at the time that)
যখন conj (during the time that)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

कब adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Bikol Central

4 entries

kasuarin adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kun kasuarin adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
kun nuarin adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
nuarin adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Breton

1 entries

pegoulz adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Bulgarian

4 entries

кога́ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
кога́то conj (as soon as, at the time that)
кога́то conj (at what time; at which time)
кога́та noun (the time)

Burmese

2 entries

ဘယ်တုန်းက adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ဘယ်တော့ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

кідь adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Catalan

3 entries

quan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
quan conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Central Atlas Tamazight

4 entries

ⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⴷ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ⵎⴰⵏⴰⴳⵓ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ⵎⴰⵏⵜⵓⵔ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ⵎⵍⵎⵉ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

کەی adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries

uṭum adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Chadian Arabic

1 entries

متى adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Chamicuro

1 entries

na'kolyaye adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Chechen

4 entries

маца adv (at what time, as a direct question)
маца adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
маца conj (at what time; at which time)
маца pron (what time; which time)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎯᎳᏳᎢ conj (at what time; at which time)

Chickasaw

2 entries

kati̱hkaash adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kati̱hkmak adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Chinese

4 entries

дуәхур adv (at what time, as a direct question)
啥時 /啥时 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
啥時 /啥时 adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
啥物時陣 /啥物时阵 adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

何時 /何时 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
幾時 /几时 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
幾時 /几时 adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
[…]嘅時候 /[…]嘅时候 conj (during the time that)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

何時 /何时 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
甚麼時候 /什麼時候 /什么时候 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
甚麼時候 /什麼時候 /什么时候 adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
...的時候 /...的时候 conj (during the time that)

Chinook Jargon

2 entries

kunsih adv (at what time, as a direct question)
qʰənchi adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Cornish

1 entries

p'eur adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Czech

4 entries

kdy adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kdy adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
až conj (as soon as, at the time that)
kdy conj (at what time; at which time)

Dalmatian

1 entries

cand adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Danish

4 entries

hvornår adv (at what time, as a direct question)
hvornår conj (at what time; at which time)
når conj (as soon as, at the time that)
når conj (during the time that)

Dutch

4 entries

wanneer adv (at what time, as a direct question)
wanneer adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
als conj (as soon as, at the time that)
als conj (during the time that)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

гын conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Egyptian

1 entries

x*t:f conj (during the time that)

Elfdalian

1 entries

ną̊r adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Esperanto

4 entries

kiam adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kiam adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
dum conj (during the time that)
kiam conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Estonian

4 entries

kunas adv (at what time, as a direct question)
millal adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kui conj (as soon as, at the time that)
kui conj (during the time that)

Even

1 entries

ок pron (what time; which time)

Evenki

1 entries

окин pron (what time; which time)

Faroese

4 entries

nær adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nær adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
nær conj (at what time; at which time)
tá conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Finnish

4 entries

ennen adv (at an earlier time and under different circumstances)
ennen vanhaan adv (at an earlier time and under different circumstances)
jolloin adv (at which, on which, during which)
koska adv (at what time, as a direct question)

French

4 entries

quand adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quand adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
dès que conj (as soon as, at the time that)
lorsque conj (during the time that)

Friulian

4 entries

cuand adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuant adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuand conj (at what time; at which time)
cuant conj (at what time; at which time)

Galician

1 entries

cando adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Georgian

4 entries

როდის adv (at what time, as a direct question)
როდის adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
როდესაც conj (as soon as, at the time that)
როდესაც conj (during the time that)

German

4 entries

als adv (at which, on which, during which)
wann adv (at what time, as a direct question)
wann adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
wenn adv (at which, on which, during which)

Gothic

2 entries

𐍈𐌰𐌽 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
𐍈𐌰𐌽 pron (what time; which time)

Greek

4 entries

πότε adv (at what time, as a direct question)
πότε adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
αφού conj (as soon as, at the time that)
πότε conj (at what time; at which time)

Greenlandic

2 entries

qanga adv (at what time, as a direct question)
qaqugu adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

kan adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Hebrew

4 entries

באיזו שעה adv (at what time, as a direct question)
מָתַי adv (at what time, as a direct question)
כאשר conj (during the time that)
כש־ conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Hindi

4 entries

कब adv (at what time, as a direct question)
कब adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
जब adv (at which, on which, during which)
कब conj (at what time; at which time)

Hungarian

4 entries

amikor adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
mikor adv (at what time, as a direct question)
mikor noun (the time)
mikor pron (what time; which time)

Hunsrik

4 entries

wann adv (at what time, as a direct question)
als conj (during the time that)
wenn conj (as soon as, at the time that)
wie conj (during the time that)

Icelandic

4 entries

hvenær adv (at what time, as a direct question)
þegar conj (as soon as, at the time that)
þegar conj (during the time that)
takk intj (that's enough)

Ido

1 entries

kande adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Ilocano

3 entries

kanno adv (at what time, as a direct question)
no kanno adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
no conj (during the time that)

Indonesian

4 entries

kapan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kapan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
ketika adv (at which, on which, during which)
saat adv (the time at, on or during which)

Ingush

1 entries

маца pron (what time; which time)

Irish

4 entries

cathain adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cá huair adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cén uair adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nuair conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Italian

4 entries

quando adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quando conj (as soon as, at the time that)
quando conj (during the time that)
quando conj (at what time; at which time)

Japanese

4 entries

いつ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
何時 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
...したとき conj (as soon as, at the time that)
...したら conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Javanese

1 entries

yèn pron (what time; which time)

Kankanaey

4 entries

eg-an adv (at what time, as a direct question)
eg-an adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
idi adv (at an earlier time and under different circumstances)
tongona adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Kapampangan

2 entries

kapilan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nung kapilan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Karelian

4 entries

konsa adv (at what time, as a direct question)
konsa adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
konza adv (at what time, as a direct question)
konza adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Kashubian

1 entries

czedë adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Kazakh

1 entries

қашан adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Khmer

4 entries

កាលណា adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ពេលណា adv (at what time, as a direct question)
វេលាណា adv (at what time, as a direct question)
អង្កាល adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Konkani

1 entries

केद्ना adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Korean

2 entries

언제 adv (at what time, as a direct question)
언제 conj (at what time; at which time)

Krio

1 entries

ustem adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Kriol

1 entries

wotaim adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Kumyk

3 entries

къачан conj (as soon as, at the time that)
къачан conj (during the time that)
къачан conj (at what time; at which time)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

качан adv (at what time, as a direct question)
качан conj (as soon as, at the time that)
качан conj (during the time that)
качан conj (at what time; at which time)

Lao

4 entries

ເມື່ອໃດ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ພໍ conj (during the time that)
ເມື່ອ conj (during the time that)
ເມື່ອ conj (at what time; at which time)

Latgalian

1 entries

kod adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Latin

4 entries

quando adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
quandō adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ubi adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quandō conj (at what time; at which time)

Latvian

4 entries

kad adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kad adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
kad conj (as soon as, at the time that)
kad conj (during the time that)

Lithuanian

1 entries

kada adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

ga adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ga adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
gdy adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Lutuv

1 entries

khaaning pron (what time; which time)

Macedonian

4 entries

кога adv (at what time, as a direct question)
кога conj (as soon as, at the time that)
кога conj (during the time that)
кога conj (at what time; at which time)

Malagasy

2 entries

ovìana adv (at what time, as a direct question)
rahoviana adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Malay

4 entries

bila adv (at what time, as a direct question)
bila adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
kapan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kapan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Malayalam

1 entries

എപ്പോൾ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠠᡨᠠᡢᡤᡳ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Middle English

4 entries

whan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
whan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
whan conj (as soon as, at the time that)
whan conj (during the time that)

Mizo

1 entries

eng tikah adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Mongolian

2 entries

хэдийд adv (at what time, as a direct question)
хэзээ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Māori

4 entries

inahea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
nōnahea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
āhea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
a hei conj (during the time that)

Najdi Arabic

1 entries

يوم conj (during the time that)

Nanai

1 entries

хали pron (what time; which time)

Navajo

3 entries

hahgo adv (at what time, as a direct question)
hahgoshąʼ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
hádą́ą́ʼ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Neapolitan

2 entries

quanno adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quanno conj (during the time that)

Nepali

2 entries

कहिले adv (at what time, as a direct question)
तब conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Ngazidja Comorian

3 entries

nɗi adv (at what time, as a direct question)
esa conj (during the time that)
nɗi pron (what time; which time)

Nivkh

1 entries

ығр̌ pron (what time; which time)

Norman

4 entries

quaend adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quaend adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
quaend conj (during the time that)
quaend conj (at what time; at which time)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

kengî adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Norwegian

4 entries

når adv (at what time, as a direct question)
når conj (as soon as, at the time that)
når conj (during the time that)
når conj (at what time; at which time)

Occitan

1 entries

quand adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Old Dutch

2 entries

wan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
wanne adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Old English

4 entries

hwonne adv (at what time, as a direct question)
mid þȳ þe conj (since; given the fact that; considering that)
þonne conj (as soon as, at the time that)
þonne conj (during the time that)

Old French

3 entries

quant adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quant adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
quant pron (what time; which time)

Old Frisian

1 entries

hwenne adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Old High German

1 entries

wanne adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Old Irish

2 entries

cuin adv (at what time, as a direct question)
a conj (at what time; at which time)

Old Javanese

1 entries

kapan pron (what time; which time)

Old Saxon

1 entries

hwanne adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Ossetian

1 entries

кӕд adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Persian

4 entries

کی adv (at what time, as a direct question)
به هنگام conj (at what time; at which time)
در زمان conj (at what time; at which time)
زمانی که conj (at what time; at which time)

Polish

4 entries

gdy adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kiedy adv (at what time, as a direct question)
gdy conj (as soon as, at the time that)
gdy conj (during the time that)

Portuguese

4 entries

quando adv (at what time, as a direct question)
quando adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
assim que conj (as soon as, at the time that)
quando conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Romanian

4 entries

când adv (at what time, as a direct question)
când conj (as soon as, at the time that)
când conj (during the time that)
când conj (at what time; at which time)

Russian

4 entries

когда́ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
когда́ adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
в то вре́мя как conj (at what time; at which time)
когда́ conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Sanskrit

4 entries

कदा adv (at what time, as a direct question)
कदा adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
यदा conj (during the time that)
यदा conj (at what time; at which time)

Sardinian

4 entries

candho adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cando adv (at what time, as a direct question)
candu adv (at what time, as a direct question)
canno adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Scots

4 entries

whan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
whan conj (as soon as, at the time that)
whan conj (during the time that)
whan conj (at what time; at which time)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cuin adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuin adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
nuair adv (at which, on which, during which)
ged conj (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kada adv (at what time, as a direct question)
када adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kada conj (at what time; at which time)
када conj (at what time; at which time)

Shan

3 entries

မိူဝ်ႈလႂ် adv (at what time, as a direct question)
မိူဝ်ႈ conj (during the time that)
မိူဝ်ႈ conj (at what time; at which time)

Shor

1 entries

қачан adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Sindhi

1 entries

ڪڏهن adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Sinhalese

1 entries

කවදා adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Slovak

4 entries

kedy adv (at what time, as a direct question)
až conj (as soon as, at the time that)
kedy conj (at what time; at which time)
keď conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Slovene

2 entries

kdáj adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ko conj (at what time; at which time)

Southern Altai

4 entries

качан adv (at what time, as a direct question)
качан conj (as soon as, at the time that)
качан conj (during the time that)
качан conj (at what time; at which time)

Spanish

4 entries

cuándo adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuándo adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
al conj (as soon as, at the time that)
cuando conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Sundanese

2 entries

iraha adv (at what time, as a direct question)
basa conj (during the time that)

Swahili

1 entries

lini adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Swedish

4 entries

när adv (at what time, as a direct question)
när adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
då conj (as soon as, at the time that)
då conj (during the time that)

Tagalog

4 entries

kailan adv (at what time, as a direct question)
kung kailan adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
kung kailan adv (at which, on which, during which)
kapag conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Tahitian

4 entries

'i anafea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
afea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ahea adv (at what time, as a direct question)
anafea adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Tajik

1 entries

кай adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Tamil

4 entries

அப்பொழுது adv (at which, on which, during which)
அப்போது adv (at which, on which, during which)
எப்பொழுது adv (at what time, as a direct question)
எப்பொழுது adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Telugu

1 entries

ఎప్పుడు adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Thai

4 entries

เมื่อใด adv (at what time, as a direct question)
เมื่อไร adv (at what time, as a direct question)
เมื่อไหร่ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ขณะที่ conj (during the time that)

Tocharian B

2 entries

ente adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ente conj (as soon as, at the time that)

Tooro

1 entries

di adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Turkish

3 entries

ne zaman adv (at what time, as a direct question)
ne zaman adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
ne zaman pron (what time; which time)

Turkmen

1 entries

haçan adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Ukrainian

4 entries

коли́ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
коли́ adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
коли́ conj (as soon as, at the time that)
коли́ conj (during the time that)

Urdu

3 entries

کب adv (at what time, as a direct question)
جب conj (during the time that)
جب conj (at what time; at which time)

Uyghur

1 entries

قاچان adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Uzbek

1 entries

qachon adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Venetan

4 entries

co adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
con adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
cuando adv (at what time, as a direct question)
cuando adv (at what time, as an indirect question)

Vietnamese

4 entries

bao giờ adv (at what time, as a direct question)
bao giờ adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
khi nào adv (at what time, as a direct question)
bao giờ conj (at what time; at which time)

Waray-Waray

2 entries

kan-o adv (at what time, as a direct question)
san-o adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Welsh

4 entries

pan adv (at which, on which, during which)
pryd adv (at what time, as a direct question)
pryd adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
amser conj (during the time that)

West-Frisian

1 entries

wannear adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Wolof

1 entries

kañ adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

啥辰光 adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Xhosa

1 entries

xa adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

кад adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Yakut

1 entries

хаһан adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Yiddish

3 entries

ווען adv (at what time, as a direct question)
אַז conj (during the time that)
ווען conj (at what time; at which time)

Yup'ik

2 entries

qaku adv (at what time, as a direct question)
qangvaq adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Zealandic

3 entries

'oeneer adv (at what time, as a direct question)
'oeneer-a adv (at what time, as an indirect question)
'oeneer-a conj (at what time; at which time)

Zhuang

1 entries

seizlawz adv (at what time, as a direct question)

Sample sentences

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I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

Source: tatoeba (1306)

I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.

Source: tatoeba (1309)

When I grow up, I want to be a king.

Source: tatoeba (1337)

When I woke up, I was sad.

Source: tatoeba (1361)

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