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whenever

 adverb, conjunction
     
when‧ev‧er S2 W3
1 every time that a particular thing happens:
Larry always blames me whenever anything goes wrong.
Whenever I hear that tune, it makes me think of you.
2 at any time:
Come and visit me whenever you want.
a policy of using recycled paper whenever possible
3 spoken used as a reply to say that it does not matter what time something happens:
'I'll call you tomorrow or the day after.' ' Okay. Whenever.'
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