Whether

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛðər/

Whether (conjunction)

  1. Used to show that you are considering two possibilities and need to know which one is true or will happen.
  2. Used to say that the result is the same in either case, even if one possibility is different from the other.

Examples

  • I will go whether you come or stay.
  • She decides whether to call or to text.

Whether (pronoun)

  1. Used to introduce a clause that asks about a fact, such as if something is true or will happen.

Examples

  • I do not know whether the plan is correct.
  • He asked whether the message was real.