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Word: whether (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Conjunction:

  • ''Used to introduce an interrogative content clause (indirect question) that consists of multiple alternative possibilities, and indicate uncertainty between them''; if.
  • ''Used to introduce a yes-or-no interrogative content clause (indirect question) that consists of a single possibility, and indicate uncertainty over it''; if, whether or not.
  • ''Used to introduce multiple alternative possibilities, and indicate the irrelevance of which is the case''; regardless of whether, no matter whether.

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