whenever

[ hwen-ev-er, wen-, hwuh n-, wuh n- ]

/ ʰwɛnˈɛv ər, wɛn-, ʰwən-, wən- /

at whatever time; at any time when: Come whenever you like.

when? (used emphatically): Whenever did he say that?

Origin of whenever

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at when, ever

I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.

Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick |Lizzie Crocker |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts |Christopher Dickey |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.

Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen |Sharon Adarlo |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This is just the way we consume TV now: our favorite shows, whenever we want them, wherever we want them.

New Innovations Let You Watch TV Anywhere You Go | |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Whenever you do business, you have to follow the local rules and laws.

Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers |Brendon Hong |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I really saw little of him as, whenever he called at the house, he came to see one or the other of my daughters, or both.

The Red Seal |Natalie Sumner Lincoln
It recurred every Sunday whenever the weather was fine and warm.

Frederic Lord Leighton |Ernest Rhys
I know you'll think I'm foolish, but whenever I look at her portrait I think of him.

The Music Master |Charles Klein
The latter usually came to Foma whenever the old man was pleased with something and laughed.

Foma Gordyeff |Maxim Gorky
I don't know what is to be done next; play cards, I suppose; they do, whenever they get together, and lots of drinking.

Little Fishers: and their Nets |Pansy

whenever

/ (wɛnˈɛvə) /

(subordinating) at every or any time that; when I laugh whenever I see that

no matter when it'll be here, whenever you decide to come for it

informal at an unknown or unspecified time I'll take it if it comes today, tomorrow, or whenever

an intensive form of when, used in questions whenever did he escape?