English-Thai Dictionary

whether

CONJ ทั้งสอง  ทั้งคู่  either tang-song

 

whether

CONJ ไม่ว่า จะ .หรือไม่  mai-wa-ja-rue-mai

 

whether or no

IDM ไม่ว่า อย่างไรก็ตาม  ไม่ว่า อะไร จะ เกิดขึ้น  mai-wa-yang-rai-kor-tam

 

whether or not

ADV แต่ ถึง อย่างนั้น  tea-tung-yang-nan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHETHER

pronoun or substitute. [L. The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either to persons or to sentences.] 1. Which of two.
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? Matthew 21:31./
Here whether is a substitute for one of two, and signifies which; which of the two; but in this sense it is obsolete.
2. Which of two alternatives, expressed by a sentence or the clause of a sentence, and followed by or. Resolve whether you will go or not; that is, you will go or not go; resolve which.
[Note. IN the latter use, which is now most common, whether is called an adverb. This is a mistake. It is the same part of speech as in the former example. The only difference is that in the former example it represents or refers to a noun, and in the latter to a sentence or clause. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHETHER

Wheth "er, pron. Etym: [OE. whether, AS. hwæ; akin to OS. hwe, OFries.hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hvarr whether, Goth. hwa, Lith. katras, L. uter, Gr. katara, from the interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hwa who. Who, and cf. Either, Neither, Or, conj.]

 

Defn: Which (of two ); which one (of two ); -- used interrogatively and relatively. [Archaic ] Now choose yourself whether that you liketh. Chaucer. One day in doubt I cast for to compare Whether in beauties' glory did exceed. Spenser. Whether of them twain did the will of his father Matt. xxi. 31.

 

WHETHER

WHETHER Wheth "er, conj.

 

Defn: 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 indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first. And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours Shak. You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge. Shak. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. Rom. xiv. 8. But whether thus these things, or whether not; Whether the sun, predominant in heaven, Rise on the earth, or earth rise on the sun, ... Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. Milton. Whether or no, in either case; in any case; as, I will go whether or no. -- Whether that, whether. Shak.

 

WHETHERING

WHETHERING Wheth "er *ing, n.

 

Defn: The retention of the afterbirth in cows. Gardner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

whether

wheth er |ˈ (h )weT͟Hər ˈ (h )wɛðər | ▶conjunction expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives: he seemed undecided whether to go or stay | it is still not clear whether or not he realizes. • expressing an inquiry or investigation (often used in indirect questions ): I'll see whether she's at home. • indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case: I'm going whether you like it or not . PHRASES whether or no 1 whether or not: the only issue arising would be whether or no the publication was defamatory. 2 archaic in any case: God help us, whether or no! ORIGIN Old English hwæther, hwether, of Germanic origin; related to German weder ‘neither. ’ usage: On the difference between whether and if, see usage at if .

 

Oxford Dictionary

whether

whether |ˈwɛðə | ▶conjunction expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives: he seemed undecided whether to go or stay | it is still not clear whether or not he realizes. • expressing an enquiry or investigation (often used in indirect questions ): I'll see whether she's at home. • indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case: I'm going whether you like it or not . PHRASES whether or no 1 whether or not: the only issue arising would be whether or no the publication was defamatory. 2 archaic in any case: God help us, whether or no! ORIGIN Old English hwæther, hwether, of Germanic origin; related to German weder ‘neither ’. usage: On the difference between whether and if, see usage at if .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

whether

whether conjunction WORD NOTE See if Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

whether

wheth er /(h )wéðə r /〖語源は 「2つのうちいずれか (一方 )」〗接続詞 【名詞節を導いて 】1 a. 〖whether … (or not )〗…かどうか ; 〖whether A or B 〗AかBか (!A, Bは語または句 ) ▸ I don't know whether [｟よりくだけて ｠if ] he will come. ≒I don't know whether [｟まれ ｠if ] he will come or not .彼が来るか来ないか私は知らない (≒I don't know whether [╳if ] or not he will come. ; ↓成句 whether or not ) (!(1 )名詞節のwhether節内では未来の出来事をwillで表すことができる; ↓2 . (2 )｟コーパス ｠if … or notは可能だが ｟まれ ｠; ╳if or not (…)としない ) ▸ Mike asked me whether I would help .マイクは私に援助してくれるかどうかたずねた (≒Mike said to me, “Will you help me? ”)▸ We are not certain (as to ) whether the wild bird is a male or a female .その野鳥がオスなのかメスなのかはっきりしない ▸ Everything will depend on whether you can agree (or not ).すべてはあなたが同意できるかどうかにかかっている ▸ Whether Tom is rich or poor doesn't matter to me. ≒It doesn't matter to me whether Tom is rich or poor .トムが金持ちか貧しいかは私にはどうでもよい ▸ The important thing is whether he is to be trusted (or not ).重要なことはあの人が信用できるかどうかである b. 〖whether to do 〗…すべきかどうか ▸ I didn't know whether to laugh or cry .笑っていいものやら泣いていいものやらわからなかった ▸ Whether to tell him the truth (or not ) is a difficult decision .彼に本当のことを言うべきかどうかなかなか決心がつかない ▸ We had to decide whether or not to continue .私たちは続けるかどうかを決めなければならなかった c. 〖名詞 の後で 〗…かどうか (という ) (!同格節を導く ) ▸ This study raises the question whether computers can think like us .その研究は, コンピュータが私たちのように考えることができるかどうかという問題を提起している (!｟コーパス ｠直前に来る 名詞 は他にchoice, decision, doubtなどで 名詞 ＋as to whetherの形を取ることも多い ) 類義 whetherとif 1 ｟コーパス ｠名詞節を導くwhetherが 動詞 または 形容詞 に後続する場合は, ifと置き換え可能だが, whetherの方が ｟かたく ｠響く. whetherは決定や選択を求めるような状況で好まれる. 節中にorやor notを含むときや, decide, determine, consider, discuss, clearなどの後に続くときはwhetherの方が圧倒的に優勢. 決定や選択を求めないknow, wonder, question, (not ) sureもwhetherの方が優勢だが, matterではifと同程度, 決定的な態度を示さないsee, askではifの方が優勢となる .2 以下の場合には通例ifでなくwhetherを用いる. a. 主語または補語になる場合 ▸ Whether [╳If ] you will succeed or not is up to you .成功するかどうかはあなた次第だ ▸ The question is whether [｟まれ ｠if ] I can persuade my parents .問題は私の両親を説得できるかどうかだ .b. 動詞 の目的語になり, 文頭に置かれる場合 ▸ Whether [╳If ] they loved movies or not, I don't know .彼らが映画を好きだったかどうか, 私はわからない .c. 前置詞 に続く場合 ▸ I am not interested in whether [╳if ] John made a gain or a loss .ジョンが得をしたか損をしたかには興味がない .d. 名詞 の直後で同格節になる場合 (↑1c ).e. whether to doの形の場合 (↑1b ).f. whether or notの形の場合 (↓成句 ).【譲歩の副詞節を導いて 】2 〖whether … or (not )〗…であろうとなかろうと ; 〖whether A or B 〗AであろうとBであろうと (!(1 )A, Bは語または句. (2 )この用法ではifは用いない. (3 )この用法ではor … の部分を必ず伴う ) ▸ Whether you help [╳you will help ] or not , the plan will fail .君が援助してもしなくてもその計画は失敗するだろう (!譲歩のwhether節では現在形で未来を表す; ↑1 a ) ▸ We all carry our past with us, whether we like it or not .好むと好まざるとに関わらず, 我々は過去を背負っているのだ ▸ Whether (he is ) sick or well, he is always cheerful .病気のときでも健康なときでも彼はいつも陽気だ wh è ther or n ó t (![｟ややまれ ｠no ]) 1 …かどうか ; …であろうとなかろうと (!(1 )whether … or notのかわりにor notをwhetherの直後に置いた形. (2 )名詞節でも副詞節でも用いられる; ↑1 第1例 ) ▸ The question is whether or not I did the right thing .問題は私が正しいことをしたかどうかだ ▸ The story is interesting whether or not it's true .その話は実話であろうとなかろうとおもしろい .2 いずれにしても, ともかく ▸ Well, I'll come, whether or no .よろしい, ともかく参りましょう