When
//ʍɛn//
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Adverb
Conjunction
Intj
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Noun
The word "when" can be used as adverb, conjunction, intj, pronoun and noun.
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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 know when to fold 'em needs must when the devil drives quit when one is ahead since when strike someone when they are down time flies when you're having fun way back when when Adam was an oakum boy when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard when Hell freezes over when all is said when all is said and done when as when heck freezes over when in Rome when is closing time when it came to when it comes to when it's at home when one's ship comes in when opportunity knocks when pigs can fly when pigs fly when push comes to shove when shrimps whistle when the balloon goes up when the cat's away when the cat's away the mice play when the cat's away the mice will play when the chips are down when the time comes when two Sundays come together when two Sundays meet whenwe why buy a book when you can join a library why buy a book when you can join the library why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free you don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire you when I see you zig when one should zag
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