whenever UK /wəˈnɛvə/US /wəˈnɛvɚ/conjunction 5adverb 2 conjunction5 •at any time thatVisit whenever you want to. •Every time that.Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch. •At the (single) time that, no matter when.Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises. •Regardless of the time that.Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received. •(US, nonstandard) When.Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas. adverb2 •(informal) At any time.Feel free to visit whenever. •(old-fashioned) When ever: emphatic form of when.Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
