whether or not

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whether or not

if something does or does not happen. Whether or not she wins the championship, she'll still be one of the best swimmers we've ever had in the school.

Usage notes: often used in the form whether something or not: Whether you like it or not, I'm taking the car tonight.

See also: whether

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One short afternoon is enough for any two book-lovers, though they may have met for the first time in the morning, to make up their minds whether or not they have been born for each other. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context Whether or not my refusal seemed to the company ridiculous I cannot say, but at all events my companions played the whole evening, and were playing when I left. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context One can also see of two cautious men the one attain his end, the other fail; and similarly, two men by different observances are equally successful, the one being cautious, the other impetuous; all this arises from nothing else than whether or not they conform in their methods to the spirit of the times. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context More results

References in classic literature

One short afternoon is enough for any two book-lovers, though they may have met for the first time in the morning, to make up their minds whether or not they have been born for each other.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

Whether or not my refusal seemed to the company ridiculous I cannot say, but at all events my companions played the whole evening, and were playing when I left.

Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

One can also see of two cautious men the one attain his end, the other fail; and similarly, two men by different observances are equally successful, the one being cautious, the other impetuous; all this arises from nothing else than whether or not they conform in their methods to the spirit of the times.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

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