ETYM Old Eng. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hwaenne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, Old High Germ. wanne, German wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to Eng. who. Related to Who.
(Homonym: wen).
1. At what time; used interrogatively.
2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that.
3. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
1. At what time.
2. At or during which time.
3.; And then.
4. At a former and usually less prosperous time.
Množina: whens
The time in which something is done or comes about.
What or which time.