Definition of "whenever" in English

conjunction

1. At any time that.

   • Visit whenever you want to.

2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.

   • Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.

3. Every time that.

   • Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.

4. Regardless of the time that.

   • Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.

5. (Ireland, regional US, nonstandard) When.

   • Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.

adverb

1. (interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.

   • Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?

2. At any time.

   • Feel free to visit whenever.