Associations to the word «Whether»

Wiktionary

WHETHER, pronoun. (obsolete) Which of two. [11th-19th c.]
WHETHER, conjunction. (obsolete) Introducing a direct interrogative question (often with correlative or) which indicates doubt between alternatives.
WHETHER, conjunction. Used to introduce an indirect interrogative question that consists of multiple alternative possibilities (usually with correlative or).
WHETHER, conjunction. Without a correlative, used to introduce a simple indirect question; if, whether or not.
WHETHER, conjunction. Used to introduce a disjunctive adverbial clause which qualifies the main clause of the sentence (with correlative or).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats