whenever

whenever
1. adverb
1) wann immer

or whenever — oder wann immer

2) (coll.) =

when eversee academic.ru/25354/ever">ever 5)

2. conjunction
jedes Mal wenn
* * *
adverb, conjunction
1) (at any time that: Come and see me whenever you want to.) wann immer
2) (at every time that: I go to the theatre whenever I get the chance.) sooft
* * *
when·ever
[(h)wenˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. conj
1. (on whatever occasion) wann auch immer
you can ask for help \whenever you need it du kannst mich jederzeit um Hilfe bitten, wenn du welche brauchst
or \whenever ... oder wann auch immer ...
2. (every time) jedes Mal, wenn ...
I blush \whenever I think about it ich werde immer rot, wenn ich daran denke
\whenever I go there ... jedes Mal, wenn ich dahin gehe ...
II. adv inv
1. (at whatever time) wann auch immer
I try to use olive oil \whenever possible ich versuche wenn möglich Olivenöl zu verwenden
or \whenever (fam) oder wann auch immer
2. interrog (when) wann denn [nur]
\whenever am I going to be finished with all this work? wann werde ich je mit dieser ganzen Arbeit fertig sein?
\whenever do you get the time to do these things? wann hast du je Zeit, das alles zu erledigen?
* * *
[wen'evə(r)]
adv
1) (= each time) jedes Mal wenn
2) (= at whatever time) wann (auch) immer, ganz egal or gleich or einerlei wann; (= as soon as) sobald

I'll visit you whenever you like — ich werde dich besuchen, wann immer du willst

whenever you like! — wann du willst!

we'll leave whenever he's ready — wir brechen auf, sobald er fertig ist

3) (emph)

whenever can he have done it? — wann kann er das nur or wohl getan haben?

whenever do I have the time for such things? — wann habe ich schon or je Zeit für so was?

tomorrow, or whenever (inf) — morgen, oder wann auch immer

* * *
whenever (verstärkend) whensoever
A konj wann (auch) immer; einerlei, wann; (immer,) wenn; sooft (als); jedes Mal, wenn
B adv (fragend) wann denn (nur):
whenever did you do that? wann hast du denn das gemacht?
* * *
1. adverb
1) wann immer

or whenever — oder wann immer

2) (coll.) =

when ever — see ever 5)

2. conjunction
jedes Mal wenn
* * *
adv.
so oft adv.
sooft adv.
wann auch immer adv.
wann immer adv.
wenn auch immer adv.

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