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Whether in a sentence
Whether meaning
- Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
- Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
- Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
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Using Whether
- The main meaning on this page is: Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative). | Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or). | Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
- Possible Dutch translations are: of.
- In the example corpus, whether often appears in combinations such as: or whether, whether the, and whether.
Context around Whether
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whether
- In this selection, "whether" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clear, attack, syria, live, streaming and people stand out and add context to how "whether" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a coordinator whether it be and a distance whether they have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whether" sits close to words such as line, less and research, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whether
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s not clear whether the two have separated, whether the unfollowing was due to an argument, or whether there was some other reason. (24 words)
Whether we’re talking about women’s rights, whether we delve into slavery, whether we look into the Holocaust, there’s always been a struggle for power. (27 words)
It’s unclear whether Trump is watching Netanyahu and Erdoğan, whether anyone is watching Bolsonaro, whether Bolsonaro is watching Putin, but I think there are some contagious effects. (28 words)
I choose whether to take the stairs or elevator, whether to take the bus or walk to campus or whether to watch a required video for class from 2010 on YouTube that only has auto-generated captions or turn closed captioning off. (42 words)
Jourova asked whether the data of EU citizens had been affected by the recent scandal, whether a similar thing could happen again, how Facebook would apply EU privacy laws and whether stricter rules are needed, giving the company two weeks to respond. (42 words)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that whether a country is democratic depends on whether its people are truly the masters of the country; whether the people have the right to vote, and more importantly, the right to participate extensively. (40 words)
But if we’re not given this information, whether it’s Faraday Future, whether it’s the stadium, whether it’s the public land of the new development plan, how can we make thoughtful, intelligent decisions? (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They were behind every single major attack, whether it was Syria, whether it was Yemen, whether it was individual smaller areas, whether it was taking away oil from people.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that whether a country is democratic depends on whether its people are truly the masters of the country; whether the people have the right to vote, and more importantly, the right to participate extensively.
He sought to clarify whether there was a legal duty to inform patients with capacity whether a DNR had been placed on their record and whether they had any right to be consulted about it.
That will assess whether there is work to be done, whether there are things that need to be replaced and whether the home itself will be the best place for the buyer to live.
They must consider whether live streaming would interfere with proceedings, whether it would harm any party involved in the case and whether streaming would "unduly detract" from court decorum.
Other institutions registered under any other law do not face this intrusion and interference with their internal workings whether their work is successful or not or whether it is effective or not and whether it is loss making or not.
Sterry had helped farmers decide whether to use the hail-damaged corn for silage, whether to disk it down, or whether to let it keep growing to produce whatever crop it might be capable of producing.
And I’ll make the most of every single opportunity that we do get, whether it be a position coach, whether it be a coordinator, whether it be a head coach.
Another Johnstown resident, Fran Jacobs, a 76-year-old Biden supporter, expressed similar concerns about whether the result would be clear, whether people would be calm and whether the world would look at the U.S. as a functional democracy.
It’s unclear whether Trump is watching Netanyahu and Erdoğan, whether anyone is watching Bolsonaro, whether Bolsonaro is watching Putin, but I think there are some contagious effects.
The citizen must keep all others at a distance, whether they have been overseas or not, whether they have symptoms or not, and whether they are in quarantine or not.
Whether we’re talking about women’s rights, whether we delve into slavery, whether we look into the Holocaust, there’s always been a struggle for power.
I choose whether to take the stairs or elevator, whether to take the bus or walk to campus or whether to watch a required video for class from 2010 on YouTube that only has auto-generated captions or turn closed captioning off.
Our country's future trajectory, however, will not be determined by Political Correctness, but by reality and facts on whether cultural differences really matter, whether they are stubborn, and whether they have consequences.
We didn’t have to spend the entire fall debating whether Murray was tall enough, whether his hands were big enough, or whether his off-the-script speed bursts might translate at a higher level.
Whether that exception applies to all forms of art or just literature; whether it applies to all forms of literature or just political polemics; whether it applies to all political polemics or just left-wing ones, only Bernie knows.
But if we’re not given this information, whether it’s Faraday Future, whether it’s the stadium, whether it’s the public land of the new development plan, how can we make thoughtful, intelligent decisions?
I did appreciate what this play had to say about the preciousness of humanity and whether we are man or robot, whether we are subject to choose our own path or whether we’re just machines,” Seifret said.
It’s not clear whether the two have separated, whether the unfollowing was due to an argument, or whether there was some other reason.
Jourova asked whether the data of EU citizens had been affected by the recent scandal, whether a similar thing could happen again, how Facebook would apply EU privacy laws and whether stricter rules are needed, giving the company two weeks to respond.
Common combinations with whether
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- or whether 80×
- whether the 77×
- and whether 50×
- whether it 48×
- whether they 39×
- whether he 26×
- whether or 22×
- whether you 21×
- whether there 14×
- whether to 14×