"whether" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [英語]

IPA: /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/, /ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-whether.ogg
enPR: wĕthə(r), hwĕthə(r) Etymology: 古英語 hwæþer ← 原始日耳曼語 *hwaþeraz,*hwaz (“誰”)的比較級。與英語either, 德語 weder (“兩者都不”), 瑞典語 var, 冰島語 hvor (“兩者之一”)同源。
  1. 是否
    Sense id: zh-whether-en-conj-3ZRJNJhO
  2. 抑或
    Sense id: zh-whether-en-conj-7rl2vgmK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Download JSONL data for whether meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/"
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