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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Whether \Wheth"er\, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to
     OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder,
     conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith.
     katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the
     interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hw[=a] who. ????. See Who,
     and cf. Either, Neither, Or, conj.]
     Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively
     and relatively. [Archaic]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Now choose yourself whether that you liketh. --Chaucer.
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           One day in doubt I cast for to compare
           Whether in beauties' glory did exceed.   --Spenser.
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           Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
                                                    --Matt. xxi.
                                                    31.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Whether \Wheth"er\, conj.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And now who knows
           But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?    --Shak.
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           You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest
           judge.                                   --Shak.
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           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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           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.
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     Whether or no, in either case; in any case; as, I will go
        whether or no.
  
     Whether that, whether. --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Whether \Wheth"er\, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to
     OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder,
     conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith.
     katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the
     interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hw[=a] who. ????. See Who,
     and cf. Either, Neither, Or, conj.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Whether \Wheth"er\, conj.
     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.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     Αγγλικά conj.
     1 είτε…είτε
     2 αν

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     conj.
     1 (lb en obsolete) {non-gloss definition|Introduces a direct
  question between alternatives (often with correlative (m en or)).}
     2 {non-gloss definition|Indicates doubt between possibilities
  (usually with correlative (m en or))}.
     det.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.
     pron.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.  11th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     conj.
     1 (lb en obsolete) {non-gloss definition|Introduces a direct
  question between alternatives (often with correlative (m en or)).}
     2 {non-gloss definition|Indicates doubt between possibilities
  (usually with correlative (m en or))}.
     det.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.
     pron.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.  11th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     conj.
     1 (lb en obsolete) {non-gloss definition|Introduces a direct
  question between alternatives (often with correlative (m en or)).}
     2 {non-gloss definition|Indicates doubt between possibilities
  (usually with correlative (m en or))}.
     det.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.
     pron.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.  11th 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     conj.
     1 (lb en obsolete) {non-gloss definition|Introduces a direct
  question between alternatives (often with correlative (m en or)).}
     2 {non-gloss definition|Indicates doubt between possibilities
  (usually with correlative (m en or))}.
     det.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.
     pron.
     (lb en obsolete) which of two.  11th 19th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     Englanti conj.
     (yhteys aliskonj k=en) (taivm-teksti: aloittaa epäsuoran
  kysymyslauseen); -ko/-kö

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  whether
     Engelska conj.
     1 om (huruvida)
     2 antingen; vare sig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Whether /wˈɛðə/
  سواء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  whether //ˈwɛðə(ɹ)// //ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)// 
  дали́ 2.
  if, whether or not
   3.
  introducing indirect questions

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  zda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  jestli

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  li

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  zdali

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  ob 
     Synonym: if
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  whether //ˈwɛðə(ɹ)// //ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)// 
  1. n/a
  if, whether or not
  2. (riippumatta siitä) ...[[-ko]], -pa
  introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not
  3. -ko
  introducing indirect questions

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/ 
  1. कि
        "I don't know whether he will come ."
  2. चाहें
        "You will get a momento whether you take part in the quiz or not."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  bilo da, da li, dali da, koji

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  vajon

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  whether //ˈwɛðə(ɹ)// //ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)// 
  apakah ... atau tidak

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  whether //ˈwɛðə(ɹ)// //ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)// 
  1. か, かどうか, か否か
  if, whether or not
  2. か, かどうか
  introducing indirect questions

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  whether /ˈweðə/ 
    a. czy
   b.
        "he does not know whether to accept or not"  - nie wie, czy przyjąć ofertę, czy nie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  se

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  whether //ˈwɛðə(ɹ)// //ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)// 
  1. huruvida
  if, whether or not
  2. vare sig
  introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not
  3. om, ifall
  introducing indirect questions

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  whether /wˈɛðə/
  1. (bağlaç) olup olmadığını
  2. olursa
  3. ise de. I do not know whether he will be here Burada olup olmayacağını bilmiyorum .whether we live or die kalsak da ölsek de. whether or not olsa da olmasa da. It is hard to decide whether to go or not Gidip gitmemeye karar vermek zor.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhwɛðɝ/, /ˈwɛðɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  conj. 是否,不论;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     conj. 是否…,是不是…;是否…,是不是…

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