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Word entry · 4 letters

when

Best crossword clue

"Time of occurrence"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɛn/Sorted ehnwStarts with WEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. At what time, at the time that, or during the period in which something happens.

Word origin

From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base).

Used in a sentence

  • “When will they arrive?”
  • “Do you know when they arrived?”
  • “I don't know when they arrived.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Time of occurrence”4 letters
02“At what time”4 letters

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