Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Which of two.

Examples

4625 sentences

  1. I doubt whether he is honest.

    Я сумніваюся в його чесності. — rozmaita

    ruЯ сомневаюсь в его честности. — marafon

    deIch bezweifle seine Ehrlichkeit. — Manfredo

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  2. I wonder whether Tom likes Mary.

    Цікаво, чи Мері подобається Тому. — deniko

    deIch frage mich, ob Tom Maria leiden mag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I wonder whether Tom was late.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том запізнився. — deniko

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  4. I wonder whether Tom was fired.

    Цікаво, чи Тома звільнили. — deniko

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  5. I wonder whether Tom knows that.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том це знає. — deniko

    deIch frage mich, ob Tom das weiß. — Naina

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Origin

From Middle English whether, whather, from Old English hweþer, hwæþer, from Proto-West Ger

From Middle English whether, whather, from Old English hweþer, hwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, comparative form of *hwaz (“who”). Cognate with North Frisian weđer (“if, whether”), German weder (“neither”), Swedish var (“each, every”), Icelandic hvor (“each of two, which of two”).

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • wonder whether
  • wonder whether or
  • whether or not
  • know whether
  • didn't know whether
  • not sure whether
  • care whether
  • sure whether
  • isn't sure whether
  • doesn't care whether
  • know whether or
  • can't decide whether

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whereverB1whetwhetstonewhew
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