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when'll

/ʍɛˈnl̩/

when'll is the contraction of when.

Meaning of when

Adverb

when (not comparable)

  1. (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
    • When will they arrive?
    1. (Internet, humorous, interrogative, often) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
      • The site's all bugged. Fix when?
  2. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
    • He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
  3. (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
    • That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
  4. (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
    • I recall when they were called the Greys.
  5. (informal) A circumstance or situation in which.
    • Love is when you can't get enough of someone.

See all 15 meanings of when

Questions about when'll

What is when'll the contraction of?
When'll is the contraction of when.
How do you pronounce when'll?
When'll is pronounced /ʍɛˈnl̩/.

Words near when'll in the dictionary

  1. when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras
  2. when you mess with the bull, you get the horns
  3. when you're hot, you're hot
  4. when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp
  5. when'd
  6. when'll
  7. when're
  8. when's
  9. when, as, and if
  10. whenabout
  11. whenabouts

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