whether

wheth·er  (hwr, w-)

conj.

1. Used in indirect questions to introduce one alternative: We should find out whether the museum is open. See Usage Notes at doubt, if.

2. Used to introduce alternative possibilities: Whether she wins or whether she loses, this is her last tournament.

3. Either: He passed the test, whether by skill or luck.

pron. Archaic

Which: "We came in full View of a great Island or Continent, (for we knew not whether)" (Jonathan Swift).

Idiom:

whether or no

Regardless of circumstances.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwether; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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whether [ˈwɛðə]

conj

1. (subordinating) used to introduce an indirect question or a clause after a verb expressing or implying doubt or choice in order to indicate two or more alternatives, the second or last of which is introduced by or or or whether he doesn't know whether she's in Britain or whether she's gone to France

2. (subordinating; often foll by or not) used to introduce any indirect question he was not certain whether his friend was there or not

3. (coordinating) another word for either [3] any man, whether liberal or conservative, would agree with me

4. (coordinating) Archaic used to introduce a direct question consisting of two alternatives, the second of which is introduced by or or or whether whether does he live at home or abroad

whether or no

a.  used as a conjunction as a variant of whether [1]

b.  under any circumstances he will be here tomorrow, whether or no

whether…or (whether) if on the one hand…or even if on the other hand you'll eat that, whether you like it or not

determiner & pron

Obsolete which (of two): used in direct or indirect questions

[Old English hwæther, hwether; related to Old Frisian hweder, hoder, Old High German hwedar, Old Norse hvatharr, hvarr, Gothic hwathar]

Translations

whether [ˈweðəʳ] CONJ → si
I don't know whether → no sé si ...
I doubt whether → dudo que + subjun
I am not certain whether he'll come (or not) → no estoy seguro de que venga
whether it is ... or not → sea ... o no(sea)
whether you like it or not → tanto si quieres como si no
whether they come or not → vengan o no(vengan)

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whether [ˈ^hwɛðə^r] conj → si
I don't know whether to accept or not → Je ne sais pas si je dois accepter ou non.
He didn't know whether to accept her gift or not → Il ne savait pas s'il devait ou non accepter son cadeau.
They now have two weeks to decide whether or not to buy
BUT Ils ont maintenant deux semaines pour décider d'acheter ou non.
whether you go or not → que vous y alliez ou non
whether we like it or not → que cela nous plaise ou non
it's doubtful whether (= unlikely) → il est peu probable que

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whether

conj → ob; (= no matter whether) → egal or ganz gleich or einerlei, ob; I am not certain whether they’re coming or not or whether or not they’re coming → ich bin nicht sicher, ob sie kommen oder nicht; whether they come or not, we’ll go ahead → egal or ganz gleich or einerlei, ob sie kommen oder nicht (kommen), wir fangen (schon mal) an; he’s not sure whether to go or stay → er weiß nicht, ob er gehen oder bleiben soll

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whether [ˈwɛðəʳ] conj (if) → se; (no matter whether) → che + sub
whether you want to or not → che tu voglia o no
whether it's sunny or not → che ci sia il sole o no
I am not certain whether he'll come (or not) → non so con certezza se verrà (o no), non sono sicuro che venga
whether they come or not → che vengano o meno
I don't know whether you know ... → non so se lo sai...
I doubt whether that's true → dubito che sia vero
I don't know whether to accept or not → non so se accettare o no
it's doubtful whether → è poco probabile che

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whether [ˈwɛðəʳ] conj (if) → se; (no matter whether) → che + sub
whether you want to or not → che tu voglia o no
whether it's sunny or not → che ci sia il sole o no
I am not certain whether he'll come (or not) → non so con certezza se verrà (o no), non sono sicuro che venga
whether they come or not → che vengano o meno
I don't know whether you know ... → non so se lo sai...
I doubt whether that's true → dubito che sia vero
I don't know whether to accept or not → non so se accettare o no
it's doubtful whether → è poco probabile che

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whether

conj whether [ˈweðə]

if I don't know whether it's possible. of إن، إذا، فيما إذا дали zda om ob εάν si kas ایا -ko, -kö si אִם अगर je li, ako vajon apakah hvort se ～かどうか …인지 어떤지 ar vai sama ada of om, hvorvidt czy se dacă ли či če da li om, huruvida หรือไม่ (eğer) ...-se; acaba (...-mı) 是否 чи خواہ liệu có 是否

whether … or

introducing alternatives He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying. of إذا...أم، سواء....أم дали или не jestli ... nebo, ať ... nebo om; hvadenten ob...oder είτε...είτε, αν...ή... si...o kas ... või که ایا -pa, -pä si (...) ou non; que (...) ou (non) אִם हमें संदेह है ili, bi li akár ... akár apakah ... atau hvort .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. eða se (...) o (...) (둘 중) 어느 쪽 ar... ar vai... vai sama ada of... of enten... eller; om... eller czy... czy... se..ou dacă... sau (nu) (ли)...или; так или иначе či ... alebo... ali (...) ali; če (...) ali da li om ... eller, antingen (vare sig) ... eller หรือจะ; หรือไม่ (yap)ıp (yap)madığını/-mayacağını (兩者選一)究竟要...或不要 чи...чи ہر صورت میں hoặc 是...或是

see also weather .

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whether → سواء jestli om ob κατά πόσον si joko si da li se ･･･かどうか …인지 어떤지 of hvorvidt czy se ли om ไม่ว่าจะ....หรือไม่ eğer được hay không 是否