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whether

Translation
whether
/hwedh"euhr, wedh"-/, conj.
1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or): It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same.
2. (used to introduce a single alternative, the other being implied or understood, or some clause or element not involving alternatives): See whether or not she has come. I doubt whether we can do any better.
3. Archaic. (used to introduce a question presenting alternatives, usually with the correlative or).
4. whether or no, under whatever circumstances; regardless: He threatens to go whether or no.
pron. Archaic.
5. which or whichever (of two)?
[bef. 900; ME; OE hwether, hwaether, equiv. to hwe- (base of hwa WHO) + -ther comp. suffix; c. ON hvatharr, Goth hwathar]
Usage. See if.

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Фильмы

  • The Pentagon., 1972 — About negative part of the US military services in the process of détente in the international situation.
  • Questions and Answers, 1982 — Answers to questions of foreign TV viewers: 1. Is there any private property in the USSR? 2. How is the principle of freedom of consciousness is implemented in the USSR? 3. Can any Soviet woman take a manager position?
  • Whether It's a Tall Tale Or Not., 1989 — About the "matters" of the writers Sinyavskiy and Daniel.