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[wens]adverb (from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?).) donde* * *[wens] pron arch de onde, daí, por isso, por que motivo. • adv arch de onde, daí, por isso, por que motivo. tell me the place from whence you come / diga-me o lugar de onde você vem. from whence? de onde? whence came it that...? como aconteceu que...? whence I wrote por isso eu escrevi. -
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[wens]adverb (from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?).) de onde -
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1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) quando2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) quando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) quando•- whence- whenever* * *[wen] n quando. • pron quando, em que, no qual, na qual. • adv quando. when will he go? / quando irá ele? • conj 1 quando, no tempo em que, durante. we asked him when he could do it. / nós lhe perguntamos quando ele poderia fazê-lo. I will write when I have time / eu escreverei quando tiver tempo. we succeeded even when it seemed to fail / nós tivemos sucesso, mesmo quando parecíamos falhar. when seeing him she laughed / quando ela o viu, deu risada. 2 uma vez que, já que. 3 embora. 4 mesmo quando. from when? desde quando? a partir de quando? since when? desde quando? desde então? the when and the why o quando e o porquê. till when? até quando? when due Com no vencimento. when I went home quando eu fui para casa. when king quando (foi) rei. when received Com após o recebimento. when seated sentado ou quando sentado. when young quando moço.
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from whence — from whence, from hence 1. Although widely disapproved of on the grounds that from is redundant, from whence has a long and distinguished history of use in questions • (From whence these Murmurs, and this change of mind Dryden, 1697) and in… … Modern English usage
from whence — phrasal from what place, source, or cause < no one could tell me from whence the gold had come Graham Greene > … New Collegiate Dictionary
from whence — Although this phrase has been widely used in previous centuries (even in the King James version of the Bible), it is wordy. Omit from or whence or just say where: Where did that boot come from? … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
from hence — from whence, from hence 1. Although widely disapproved of on the grounds that from is redundant, from whence has a long and distinguished history of use in questions • (From whence these Murmurs, and this change of mind Dryden, 1697) and in… … Modern English usage
Whence — Whence, adv. [OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s, properly a genitive ending; see { wards}), also whenne, whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D. when. See {When}, and cf. {Hence}, {Thence}.] [1913 Webster] 1. From what place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whence — (also from whence) ► ADVERB formal or archaic 1) from what place or source? 2) from which; from where. 3) to the place from which. 4) as a consequence of which. USAGE Whence means ‘from what place’, as in who are you and whence come you? Strictly … English terms dictionary
whence — [ wens, hwens ] adverb, conjunction 1. ) LITERARY used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated: The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs. 2. ) an old or literary word meaning from where : He arrived at the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whence — whence, whither Both words have centuries of history behind them and were once routine in their respective meanings ‘from which place’ and ‘to which place’, but in current use they are regarded as archaic or at least highly formal, although they… … Modern English usage
whence — /hwens, wens/ adv. 1. from what place?: Whence comest thou? 2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom? conj. 3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came. [1250 1300; ME whennes, whannes, equiv. to whanne (by … Universalium
whence — [[t](h)wɛns, wɛns[/t]] adv. 1) from what place?: Whence comest thou?[/ex] 2) from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom?[/ex] 3) from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME whennes,… … From formal English to slang
whence — adv. & conj. formal adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). conj. 1 to the place from which (return whence you came). 2 (often prec. by place etc.) from which (the source whence these errors arise). 3 and thence (whence it follows that).… … Useful english dictionary
