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everwhen

everwhen adverb: whenever.

Adverb

everwhen (not comparable)

  1. (Appalachia, Southern US) Whenever.
    • “Take care, honey. Call us everwhen you get there.”2014, James Hime, The Night of the Dance
    • "Sounds pint blank like Old Roaney, the way she does everwhen you forget to feed her and she comes a-pawin' at the door after ye."2015, Richard Chase, Grandfather Tales, page 178

Origin of everwhen

From ever + when. Formed similarly to the older words each, every and German irgendwann.

Questions about everwhen

What does everwhen mean?
Everwhen means whenever.
What part of speech is everwhen?
Everwhen is an adverb.

Words near everwhen in the dictionary

  1. evertors
  2. everts
  3. evertuate
  4. everwatchful
  5. everwhat
  6. everwhen
  7. everwhere
  8. everwhich
  9. everwho
  10. every
  11. every accusation is a confession

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