Synonyms

whether or not

Idioms

Also, whether or no. Regardless of whether, no matter if. For example, Whether or not it rains, we're going to walk to the theater, or She plans to sing at the wedding, whether or no anyone asks her to. The negative element in these constructions may also follow the subject and verb, as in I have to attend, whether I want to or not. [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

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“Whether or not Chuck realizes it or not,” he said, “there is so much dependent on him and the mountain.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Unfortunately, I was not able to get an answer from Peacock about whether or not the amount of salmon available and the placement on the table was strategic.

From Salon

They took out testing requirements that were set to allow us to measure whether or not the cadets that were coming out of the academy could actually exercise their authority in a safe and lawful fashion.

From Salon

"We think whether or not a protein exists primarily in its elongated or in its truncated form might form a regulatory cue for the cell."

From Science Daily

Whether or not one endorses such a concept, Mr. Guth was trying to raise a serious question: “What if Paris doesn’t exist anymore and we’ve ruined the whole planet, and then we’re in a space capsule and we’re running out of oxygen,” the director explained to Ms. Vincent.

From The Wall Street Journal

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