English words for 'when are'
Closest matches for "when are" are ranked by semantic fit across dictionary definitions.
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contraction
conj
- At what time; at which time.
- At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
noun
pron
adv
- (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
- (interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
- (informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
- (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
intj
prep
- At or during the date or day of.
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- At or in (a geographical location or position).
- At (a relative spatial position).
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Serving as a member of.
- Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- (snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
- (also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At (an instant or cusp).
- Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
- Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
- At (a certain position within a sequence).
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
- Covering.
- (mathematics) Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- (mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.
- (especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- (UK) At (a certain value or level).
- With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
- (also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Because of; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
- (informal) In the possession of.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- (philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; (expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true).
- (UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).
- Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
- Paid for by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.
- (mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.
- (nautical) In the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Indicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.
- (mathematics) Generated by.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- (informal, chiefly in set phrases) Ellipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
adj
- (euphemistic) Menstruating.
- (chiefly UK, informal, chiefly in the negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
- (snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
- (informal) Of a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
- (acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.
- (chiefly in the negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
- Fitted; covering or being worn.
- (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- (informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
- (e.g. of points in a game) Available; remaining.
- (postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- in operation or operational
- (of events) planned or scheduled
adv
- (infrequent in the US) Later.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
- (snooker) Of a ball, into a pottable position.
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
- To an operating state.
- indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
- in a state required for something to function or be effective
- with a forward motion
noun
verb
noun
- the time when something happens
- the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
- (countable, uncountable) The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
- (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
- (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
verb
prep_phrase
noun
adv
noun
- at this time
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
- having important effects or influence
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- (Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
- (physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- (figurative) Weight or importance.
- (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
- A particular point of time; an instant.
- (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- A particular point of space; a spot.
- (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.
- (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
- (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
noun
adv
adj
prep_phrase
adv
adj
- (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
- (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- immediately following in time or order
- (chiefly law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
det
noun
adj
noun
verb
conj
- At the same instant or moment that: when.
- At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
- (law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
- Varying through time in the same proportion that.
- Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
- Expressing concession: though.
- In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
- Being that, considering that, because, since.
- Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
- Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.
adv
noun
prep
verb
- occur at a specified time or place
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
noun
- The time when something happens.
- the time of a particular event
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
adj
noun
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a particular point in time
- A single, usually precise, point in time.
- A very short period of time; a moment.
- Ellipsis of instant camera.
- A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
adv
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the act of starting something
- the first part or section of something
- the event consisting of the start of something
- The initial portion of some extended thing.
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
adj
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the act of starting something
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- an honours degree of the highest class
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- the first element in a countable series
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
- (countable, colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
- (countable, British, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
- (in combination) A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.
- (countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
- (countable, baseball) First base.
- (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
adj
- preceding all others in time or space or degree
- serving to set in motion
- highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- serving to begin
- ranking above all others
- Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.
- Of or belonging to a first family.
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
adv
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- a natural consequence of development
- structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
- a compensating equivalent
- a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
- (architecture) A terrace on a hillside.
- An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
- (surveying) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
- The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- (botany) A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
- (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- (international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
- (signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
- (architecture) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
- Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- (printing, often attributive) The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
verb
- make up for
- create an offset in
- cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
- compensate for or counterbalance
- produce by offset printing
- (transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
- (transitive) To place out of line.
- (transitive) To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).
adj
adv
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the beginning of anything
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the act of starting something
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An instance of starting.
- The beginning of an activity.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
verb
- play in the starting lineup
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- get off the ground
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bulge outward
- begin or set in motion
- depart for someplace
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- get going or set in motion
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To begin.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- (intransitive) To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
- (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
- (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
adj
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- very young
- being or occurring at an early stage of development
- belonging to the distant past
- expected in the near future
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- After but close to the start of a period of time.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- In the starting hours of the day.
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
adv
noun
adj
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass.
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- Scheduled; expected.
- owed and payable immediately or on demand
- suitable to or expected in the circumstances
- scheduled to arrive
- capable of being assigned or credited to
adv
noun
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
- (in the plural) A membership fee.
- Deserved acknowledgment.
- that which is deserved or owed
- a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
adj
noun
adj
noun
- A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
- Vocation; business; profession.
- (with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
- (social media) An account which is followed.
- a group of followers or enthusiasts
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
prep
verb
noun
- A period of the year when something particular happens.
- (Canada, US, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
- (video games) The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.
- (Evangelical Christianity) A period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular emotion of situation.
- A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.
- (video games) A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.
- (cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
- Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
- a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
- a recurrent time marked by major holidays
- one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
verb
- (transitive) To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.
- (transitive, by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
- (intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
- (transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.
- (intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.
- (transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- lend flavor to
- make healthy
adj
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
- In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
- (mathematics) A line passing through the poles of any sphere; a notional line on the surface of a curved or round body (in particular, an eyeball).
- The place on the celestial meridian where it is crossed by the sun or a star at its highest point.
- (figuratively) The highest or most developed point, or most splendid stage, of something; culmination, peak, zenith.
- (also geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.
- A ring or half-ring with markings in which an artificial globe is installed and may spin.
- (figuratively, specifically) Chiefly followed by of: the middle period of someone's life, when they are at their full abilities or strength; one's prime.
- (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body.
verb
prefix
- During, within a time period.
- Inside or with, in terms of location or position.
- A part of the root entity.
- The interior of the region indicated by the root.
- Between two or more similar entities that are within a larger entity. The root indicates the commonality between the entities.
- Behaviour of a single individual.
- Indicating that the root is internal in nature.
- Within a group or concept.
- In alignment or synchronous with the root entity.
- Spatially located in between the root entity and a reference point.
- Spatially located in between two points within the region indicated by the root entity.
- A direction that is inward or into the location indicated by the root word.
adv
- In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.
- (chiefly law) Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise.
- Varying with the season.
- In a manner appropriate to the season.
- at an opportune time
- in accordance with the season
adv
- At the present time.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Used to indicate a context of urgency.
- (informal) At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.
- (usually emphasized) Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
- Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.
- (sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- used to preface a command or reproof or request
- at the present moment
- in the immediate past
- in these times
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
- in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
adj
conj
intj
noun
verb
adv
noun
adj
adj
- Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.
- Near the end of a period of time.
- (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)
- Not having had an expected menstrual period.
- (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
- Specifically, near the end of the day.
- Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
- Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
- having died recently
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
- after the expected or usual time; delayed
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
adv
noun
prep
conj
adj
- Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
- (linguistics) Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
- (chiefly mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points.
- (nonstandard, Euro-English) Periodic; occasional.
- Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
- acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
noun
- The time when something is released or sent out.
- (automotive, road transport) The amount of time elapsed between the moment when the actuating time for release commences and the moment when the braking force ceases.
- (education) A recess during school hours for students to pursue religious studies or activities.
- The time when a locked resource is released.
noun
name
- The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.
- A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father.
- A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
conj
- When; whenever; every time that.
- Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive to indicate a counterfactual or hypothetical condition.
- While; used to introduce a contrast (frequently used by some historians but rare elsewhere)
- (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that.
- Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
- (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
- (computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).
- Introducing a relevance conditional; in case.
- Although; used to introduce a concession; may..but.
- Considering the fact that; given that; introducing a condition that is known to be true.
noun
noun
verb
noun
- the period immediately before something
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- the day before
- (figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
- The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
noun
- A season, moment, or time.
- (military, in the plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- (chiefly US) A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
- (poetic) The time.
- (chiefly in the plural) The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.
- (time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
- (Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
- a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- clock time
- a special and memorable period
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
prep
- During (a period of time).
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- currently fashionable
- holding office
- directed or bound inward
adv
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- After the beginning of something.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- to or toward the inside of
noun
conj
- At what time; at which time.
- At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
noun
pron
adv
- (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
- (interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
- (informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
- (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
intj
noun
- the time when something happens
- the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
- (countable, uncountable) The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
- (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
- (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
verb
noun
- at this time
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
- having important effects or influence
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- (Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
- (physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- (figurative) Weight or importance.
- (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
- A particular point of time; an instant.
- (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- A particular point of space; a spot.
- (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.
- (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
- (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
noun
noun
- The time when something happens.
- the time of a particular event
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the act of starting something
- the first part or section of something
- the event consisting of the start of something
- The initial portion of some extended thing.
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
adj
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the act of starting something
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- an honours degree of the highest class
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- the first element in a countable series
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
- (countable, colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
- (countable, British, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
- (in combination) A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.
- (countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
- (countable, baseball) First base.
- (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
adj
- preceding all others in time or space or degree
- serving to set in motion
- highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- serving to begin
- ranking above all others
- Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.
- Of or belonging to a first family.
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
adv
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- a natural consequence of development
- structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
- a compensating equivalent
- a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
- (architecture) A terrace on a hillside.
- An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
- (surveying) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
- The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- (botany) A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
- (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- (international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
- (signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
- (architecture) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
- Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- (printing, often attributive) The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
verb
- make up for
- create an offset in
- cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
- compensate for or counterbalance
- produce by offset printing
- (transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
- (transitive) To place out of line.
- (transitive) To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).
adj
adv
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the beginning of anything
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the act of starting something
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An instance of starting.
- The beginning of an activity.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
verb
- play in the starting lineup
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- get off the ground
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bulge outward
- begin or set in motion
- depart for someplace
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- get going or set in motion
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To begin.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- (intransitive) To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
- (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
- (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
noun
- A period of the year when something particular happens.
- (Canada, US, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
- (video games) The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.
- (Evangelical Christianity) A period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular emotion of situation.
- A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.
- (video games) A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.
- (cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
- Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
- a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
- a recurrent time marked by major holidays
- one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
verb
- (transitive) To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.
- (transitive, by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
- (intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
- (transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.
- (intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.
- (transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- lend flavor to
- make healthy
noun
- The time when something is released or sent out.
- (automotive, road transport) The amount of time elapsed between the moment when the actuating time for release commences and the moment when the braking force ceases.
- (education) A recess during school hours for students to pursue religious studies or activities.
- The time when a locked resource is released.
noun
name
- The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.
- A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father.
- A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
noun
verb
noun
- the period immediately before something
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- the day before
- (figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
- The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
noun
- A season, moment, or time.
- (military, in the plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- (chiefly US) A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
- (poetic) The time.
- (chiefly in the plural) The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.
- (time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
- (Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
- a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- clock time
- a special and memorable period
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
adv
noun
adj
verb
- occur at a specified time or place
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
adv
adj
prep_phrase
adv
adj
- (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
- (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- immediately following in time or order
- (chiefly law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
det
noun
adv
- In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.
- (chiefly law) Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise.
- Varying with the season.
- In a manner appropriate to the season.
- at an opportune time
- in accordance with the season
adv
- At the present time.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Used to indicate a context of urgency.
- (informal) At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.
- (usually emphasized) Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
- Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.
- (sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- used to preface a command or reproof or request
- at the present moment
- in the immediate past
- in these times
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
- in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
adj
conj
intj
noun
verb
adv
noun
adj
conj
- At what time; at which time.
- At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
noun
pron
adv
- (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
- (interrogative, Internet slang, often humorous) Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
- (informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
- (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
intj
adj
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- very young
- being or occurring at an early stage of development
- belonging to the distant past
- expected in the near future
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- After but close to the start of a period of time.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- In the starting hours of the day.
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
adv
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a particular point in time
- A single, usually precise, point in time.
- A very short period of time; a moment.
- Ellipsis of instant camera.
- A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
adv
adj
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- very young
- being or occurring at an early stage of development
- belonging to the distant past
- expected in the near future
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- After but close to the start of a period of time.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- In the starting hours of the day.
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
adv
noun
adj
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass.
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- Scheduled; expected.
- owed and payable immediately or on demand
- suitable to or expected in the circumstances
- scheduled to arrive
- capable of being assigned or credited to
adv
noun
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
- (in the plural) A membership fee.
- Deserved acknowledgment.
- that which is deserved or owed
- a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
adj
noun
adj
noun
- A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
- Vocation; business; profession.
- (with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
- (social media) An account which is followed.
- a group of followers or enthusiasts
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
prep
verb
adj
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
- In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
- (mathematics) A line passing through the poles of any sphere; a notional line on the surface of a curved or round body (in particular, an eyeball).
- The place on the celestial meridian where it is crossed by the sun or a star at its highest point.
- (figuratively) The highest or most developed point, or most splendid stage, of something; culmination, peak, zenith.
- (also geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.
- A ring or half-ring with markings in which an artificial globe is installed and may spin.
- (figuratively, specifically) Chiefly followed by of: the middle period of someone's life, when they are at their full abilities or strength; one's prime.
- (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body.
verb
adj
- Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.
- Near the end of a period of time.
- (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)
- Not having had an expected menstrual period.
- (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
- Specifically, near the end of the day.
- Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
- Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
- having died recently
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
- after the expected or usual time; delayed
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
adv
noun
adj
- Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
- (linguistics) Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
- (chiefly mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points.
- (nonstandard, Euro-English) Periodic; occasional.
- Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
- acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed