Definition/Meaning of whether

• English - Pronoun: whether ( obsolete ) Which of two . [11th-19th c .] 1526 , William Tyndale , trans . Bible , Matthew XXVII: The debite answered and sayde unto them: whether of the twayne will ye that I lett loosse unto you? Bible , Matthew xxi . 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
• English - Conjunction: whether ( obsolete ) Introducing a direct interrogative question (often with correlative or ) which indicates doubt between alternatives . 1526 , William Tyndale , trans . Bible , Mark II: whether ys it easyer to saye to the sicke of the palsey , thy synnes ar forgeven the: or to saye , aryse , take uppe thy beed and walke? 1616 , William Shakespeare , King John , I .i: Whether hadst thou rather…
• English - Etymology: Old English hwæþer , from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz , comparative form of *hwaz ( “ who ” ). Cognate with German weder ( “ neither ” ), Swedish hvar , Icelandic hvorr ( “ each ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: enPR: wĕ' th ə(r) , IPA (key) : /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ enPR: hwĕ' th ə(r) , IPA (key) : /ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ) Hyphenation: wheth‧er Homophones: weather , wether ( both in accents with the wine-whine merger )