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• Whether — Wheth er, conj. 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Whether or no — Whether Wheth er, conj. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Whether — Wheth er, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith. katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the interrogatively pronoun,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whether — /hwedh euhr, wedh /, conj. 1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or): It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or… …   Universalium

• whether --- or — or[whether or whether[] 1. {coord. conj.} Used to introduce an indirect question. * /You must decide whether you should go or stay./ * /I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player./ Compare: EITHER OR(2). Used to show a choice of things …   Dictionary of American idioms

• whether --- or — or[whether or whether[] 1. {coord. conj.} Used to introduce an indirect question. * /You must decide whether you should go or stay./ * /I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player./ Compare: EITHER OR(2). Used to show a choice of things …   Dictionary of American idioms

• whether — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which of two, Latin uter, Greek poteros, Old English hwā who more at who Date: before 12th century 1. archaic which one of the two 2. archaic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whether — conjunction /ˈwɛðə(r),ˈʍɛðə(r)/ a) Used to introduce an indirect interrogative question that consists of multiple alternative possibilities (usually with correlative ). whether ys it easyer to saye to the sicke of the palsey, thy synnes ar… …   Wiktionary

• whether or no — or whether or not phrasal in any case < they ve only been married a very few weeks, whether or no Thomas Hardy > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Whether that — Whether Wheth er, conj. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whether or not — phrasal see whether or no …   New Collegiate Dictionary