whether ***** wheth·er conj

whether ***** wheth·er conj
['wɛðə(r)]
(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 — 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 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 — 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

  • wheth|er — «HWEHTH uhr», conjunction, pronoun. –conj. 1. Whether is used in expressing a choice or alternative: »It matters little whether we go or stay. I don t know whether to work or rest. His neighbors might well doubt whether it were more dangerous to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • whether — wheth|er W1S1 [ˈweðə US ər] conj [: Old English; Origin: hwAther, hwether] 1.) used when talking about a choice you have to make or about something that is not certain ▪ Maurice asked me whether I needed any help. ▪ There were times when I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whether — wheth•er [[t]ˈ(h)wɛð ər, ˈwɛð [/t]] conj. 1) (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… …   From formal English to slang

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