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whether

Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown. I asked whether she had arrived. It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.

whether

(obsolete) Which of two.

whether

(obsolete) Which of two. [11th-19th c.]

whether

(obsolete) Introducing a direct interrogative question (often with correlative or) which indicates doubt between alternatives. Used to introduce an indirect interrogative question that consists of multiple alternative possibilities (usually with correlative or). Without a correlative, used to introduce a simple indirect question. introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not

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Simple sentences

It does not matter to me whether you come or not.
I am going to do it whether you agree or not.
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
Everything depends on whether you pass the examination.
I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.
They asked whether they should write down the new words.
It is hard to love someone when you do not know whether he or she loves you as much as you love him or her.
Whether a joke is found to be funny depends strongly on the culture.
It's up to you whether you study or not.
It doesn't matter to me whether you come or not.
We have to stay here whether we want to or not.
I always wondered whether you'd come back.
I doubt whether a native speaker would express himself this way.
It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
Baffled by Sherlock Holmes' cryptic remarks, Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or a picture or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
Whether you like it or not, you'll have to do it.
It doesn't matter whether your answer is right or wrong.
Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.
It doesn't matter whether you come or not.
I don't know whether you like her or not.
Whether you will succeed or not depends on your efforts.
It makes no difference whether you go or not.
It makes no difference to me whether you believe it or not.

Movie subtitles

Whether Zero comes or not tomorrow doesn't matter. that man's defeat is assured.
Whether, you know, whether you're in the woods or in the cabin, you always feel like something is watching you, and the past two nights, I haven't slept very well, you know.
Whether getting beaten to death or starving to death, death is all the same.
Anyone who mentions about it will become a fool, whether that's the Magistrate or what-not.
Whether she's a ghost or a gumiho, he's totally possessed, possessed!
I don't know whether to tell you or not.
She and I have a history, and whether you're with her or not, we're connected. Oh, uh-huh?
Whether to refer to him as the mayor or Santa Claus.
And, whether there is or not, the damage is done.
I'll need to take a statement from you and assess whether there's a case to put before the magistrates.
It will establish whether there's any alcohol in your system.
Whether he ran without looking or not, my lapse could have cost him his life.
According to your notes, you've still not decided whether to give birth in hospital, the maternity home, or your own bed.
One can ask whether they realised the size of such an undertaking.
I'll decide whether you stay in there or not.
Whether it is true that a sleepwalker can be led to commit. even murder!
And as all my winks, my furtive signs, my asking whether you possessed a painting or a rare sculpture to show me, as all this didn't help I had the idea.
And further. yet I don't know if a woman's conflicting feelings are of interest to you or whether they provoke your scorn, Duke?
But let me peep at your face to see whether your eyes are bright or dull.
A woman suspected of witchcraft is thrown into the water to find out whether she is guilty or not.
I don't know whether they're gonna get through or not.
Well, listen, you crummy, flatfooted copper I'll show you whether I lost my nerve.
I don't know whether I can get away, but there seem to be plenty of planes outside.
And the coachman, who is a good man, wishes to know whether you wouldn't mind continuing the journey after sunrise.
We'll see whether I'm crazy or not.
Does it matter to you whether you ever see me again?
They placed a special magnetic stripe on top. If this isn't dealt with properly, whether it's the Royal Family or South Korea, it'll both be finished.
Don't you feel like confirming whether you are free of ghosts or not?
So carry them out. I don't care whether or not you can still see that Ahjussi who's sitting there.
She and I have a history, and whether you're with her or not, we're connected.
Archimedes' principle indicates that the upward buoyant force which is exerted on a body immersed in fluid whether fully.
Now whether you like it or not, I'm gonna tell you about Florida real estate.
Up there we know we're lost and done for whether we're dead or alive.
What difference does it make whether you do finish it?
I don't know whether to be insulted or complimented.
Whether you want it or not, you're gonna get it!

News and current affairs

So, yes, there are solid fundamentals that arguably support today's higher gold price, although it is far more debatable whether and to what extent they will continue to support higher prices in the future.
Polluters must pay, whether in rich or poor countries.
Russia would be furious, because it fears that Kosovo's secession - whether or not it is internationally recognized - might fuel separatist movements in the former Soviet empire.
There is a world of difference between an association of nation states bound together by treaty, and a single entity, whether you call it a state or not, with its own legal personality, deriving its authority from its own constitution.
Less certain is whether he will feel secure enough to hold a presidential election (or any other kind of election) if he cannot change the constitution in a way that guarantees his continued misrule.
Nevertheless, the markets are clearly signaling growing doubt about whether Spain and Italy will be willing to bear their debt burden.
And this is why it doesn't matter whether the relevant events happened 60 years ago (as World War II), 90 years (as in the case of the Armenian genocide) or even 600 years (such as the battle of Kosovo in 1389).
As America debates whether or not to invade Iraq, fears that the country's economic recovery will stall are beginning to creep into the discussion; with that, worries about the health of the global economy are growing, too.
Whether America now really is in a liquidity trap is uncertain.
So the fierce debate over whether to increase the size of American ground forces in Iraq is beside the point.
Unlike economic globalization, however, it remains to be seen whether this new, fast-paced style of soccer will prevail (after all, the young blood of Spain lost to the Old Boys of France).
We remain narrowly focussed on whether an initiative will be immediately good or bad for us.
This will help citizens track how that money is used, but it will not help them to assess whether their governments are collecting a fair share.
But they figure prominently in just about every story of success, whether of countries or of leaders.
With soaring deficits, and a rudderless fiscal policy, one does wonder whether a populist administration might recklessly turn to the printing press.
But gold bugs are right to worry about whether the government will honor its commitments under more extreme circumstances.
Indeed, we don't even know for certain whether this was such an instance.
Experts can debate whether this was in conformity with UN rules and procedures.
The question now is whether governments will give Judge Goldstone's findings the serious attention they deserve, or instead fall back into an overtly political posture.
The good news is that economic research does have a few things to say about whether Europe should have a single currency.
Now the world is suddenly asking whether Burma (Myanmar), after six decades of military dictatorship, has embarked on a genuine political transition that could end the country's pariah status.
Whether America now really is in a liquidity trap is uncertain. How long this state of affairs will last is unknown.
The main question is whether the growing number of women in politics will deliver the different perspectives and modes of leadership that many voters (or protesters) now seem to crave.
In the coming days, judges sitting on the International Criminal Court in The Hague will decide whether to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for the crime of genocide.

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