whether or not
In any case
Whether or not introduces alternatives where the outcome doesn't change the result: I'm going whether or not you come with me.
It can also frame a question about which of two possibilities is true: I don't know whether or not she's coming.
In many cases, "or not" is optional—whether she's coming means the same thing—but the fuller phrase adds emphasis or clarity.
- ifConditional clause marker
- either wayIn both cases
- maybeExpression of uncertainty
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- uncertainNot firmly known
up in the air · undecided · on the fence · regardless · no matter what · either · conditional · doubt · hesitation · depends · question · choice · make up your mind · possibility · outcome · decision · considering · weighing
- conjunctionsand, but, or, for, nor
- connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
- conditionalsif, then, if clause, if clauses, else
conditionality
whether or notdepending on
Conditional based on
contingent upon · only if · subject to · based on · if and only if