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whether

US /ˈwɛðɚ/

conjunction Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the quality, condition, or instance of whether

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please tell me whether you can attend the dinner on Friday.

Collocations

  • Easy whether you like it or not
    a collocation phrase: whether you like it or not
  • Medium decide whether to renew the vendor contract
    to decide whether to renew the vendor contract, meaning to reach, make, or come to a decision about something
  • Hard determine whether criminal intent was present
    to determine whether criminal intent was present, meaning to establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
  • Very Hard debate whether ends justify immoral means
    to debate whether ends justify immoral means, meaning to argue with one another

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.

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