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1. (conj.) whether
(used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usu. with the correlative or):
It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same.
2. whether
(used to introduce a single alternative, the other being implied or understood, or some clause or element not involving alternatives):
See whether she has come. I doubt whether we can do anything now.
3. whether
Archaic. (used to introduce a question presenting alternatives, usu. with the correlative or).
4. (pron. Archaic.) whether
which or whichever (of two)?
5. whether
whether or no, under whatever circumstances; regardless:
He threatens to go whether or no.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE hwether, hwæther=hwe- (akin to hwāwho ) +-ther comp. suffix; c. OHG (h)wedar, ON hvatharr, Go hwathar)
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1. (conjunction) whether
indicates what the possibilities are
We couldn't decide whether to go or not.; It wasn't clear whether they understood.
2. whether
if
They wanted to know whether it snows here.
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| Definition of 'whether' |
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1. whether
which (of two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively and relatively
2. whether
in case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first
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Sense: if
I don't know whether it's possible.
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 Afrikaans: of |
 Arabic: إن، إذا، فيما إذا |
 Bulgarian: дали |
 Brazilian: se |
 Czech: zda |
 German: ob |
 Danish: om |
 Greek: εάν |
 Spanish: si |
 Estonian: kas |
 Farsi: ایا |
 Finnish: -ko, -kö |
 French: si |
 Hebrew: אִם |
 Hindi: अगर |
 Croatian: je li, ako |
 Hungarian: vajon |
 Indonesian: apakah |
 Icelandic: hvort |
 Italian: se |
 Japanese: ～かどうか |
 Korean: …인지 어떤지 |
 Lithuanian: ar |
 Latvian: vai |
 Malay: sama ada |
 Dutch: of |
 Norwegian: om, hvorvidt |
 Polish: czy |
 Portuguese: se |
 Romanian: dacă |
 Russian: ли |
 Slovak: či |
 Slovenian: če |
 Serbian: da li |
 Swedish: om, huruvida |
 Thai: หรือไม่ |
 Turkish: (eğer) ...-se; acaba (... |
 Taiwanese: 是否 |
 Ukrainian: чи |
 Urdu: خواہ |
 Vietnamese: liệu có |
 Chinese: 是否 |
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