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| wheth·er [ wéər, hwéər ] |
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1. introduces alternatives: used to indicate alternatives in an indirect question or a clause following a verb that expresses or implies doubt or the possibility of choice
  We should try to meet them whether it's raining or not.
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2. introduces indirect question: used to introduce an indirect question
I wonder whether it's worth the effort.
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3. either: used to introduce doubt regarding two equal possibilities
She said she'd get here whether by car or by train.
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| [ Old English hwæþer, hweþer< Indo-European] |
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whether or no whatever the circumstances might be (archaic)
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