Definition of Anywhen

1. Adverb. (dialect or informal) At any point in time. ¹

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Definition of Anywhen

1. whenever [adv] - See also: whenever

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anywhen

anythin'
anything
anything but
anything else
anythingarian
anythingarianism
anythingarians
anythingism
anythings
anythink
anytime
anyuiite
anyway
anyways
anywhen (current term)
anywhence
anywhere
anywhere else
anywhereness
anywheres
anywhither
anywho
anywise
anziani
anœa
anæmia
anæmial
anæmias
anæmic

Literary usage of Anywhen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"The Dorking servant-maid did not blunder; anywhen is a good old Surrey word, ... H. IL W. anywhen is in constant use in this neighbour. hood. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1881)
"Mr. Vernon tells me anywhen is considered a respectable word iu the Isle of Wight. A-ONE. An individual ; one person. ..."

3. Old West Surrey: Some Notes and Memories by Gertrude Jekyll (1904)
"The convenient ' anywhen,' a useful companion to ... I have even heard of ' anywhen-abouts.' ' Some- when ' and ' oft-times ' are also in use. ..."

4. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"anywhen, at any time. This word is in common use among the peasants in the south of ... I will talk it over with you, anywhere and anywhen,' said a carter, ..."

5. History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1840)
"... ed the present impotence of the Athenians,!n- cause they had no considerable force anywhen at sea. When these resolutions were formal! ..."

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