whether

¹wheth·er

pronoun \ˈhwe-thər, ˈwe-, (ˌ)(h)wə-\

Definition of WHETHER

1

archaic : which one of the two

2

archaic : whichever one of the two

Examples of WHETHER

1. … we did not indeed know where it was, and so we might get a great deal, or a little, we did not know whether; … —Daniel Defoe, The Adventures of Captain Singleton, 1720

Origin of WHETHER

Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which of two, Latin uter, Greek poteros, Old English hwā who — more at who

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WHETHER

feather, heather, leather, nether, tether, weather, wether