- doubt whether
- question if, disbelieve, be unsure whether
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doubt if, doubt whether, doubt that — Both doubt and doubtful are often followed by clauses introduced by if, whether, and that. A choice among the three depends upon the kind of sentence involved. That is used when a negative or interrogative idea is involved: There is little doubt… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
doubt — verb. 1. I doubt whether he ll come and I doubt if he ll come are the standard constructions when doubt is used in the affirmative to mean ‘think it unlikely’. When doubt is used in the negative to mean ‘think it likely’, a that clause is normal … Modern English usage
doubt — doubt1 [ daut ] noun count *** a feeling of not being certain about something: doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt that: I have no doubt that he will succeed. there is little/no doubt… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doubt — [[t]da͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦ doubts, doubting, doubted 1) N VAR: oft N about/as to n, N that If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you… … English dictionary
doubt — I UK [daʊt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms doubt : singular doubt plural doubts *** a feeling of not being certain about something doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt… … English dictionary
doubt — 1. noun 1) there was some doubt as to the caller s identity Syn: uncertainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion; queries, questions; formal dubiety See note at uncertainty Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
whether — /hwedh euhr, wedh /, conj. 1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or): It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or… … Universalium
whether — wheth•er [[t]ˈ(h)wɛð ər, ˈwɛð [/t]] conj. 1) (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usu. with the correlative or): It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether… … From formal English to slang
whether — /ˈwɛðə / (say wedhuh) conjunction 1. (used in dependent clauses or the like, to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative and used in correlation with or): it matters little… …
WHETHER — conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether it matters; I do not know whether they have arrived or not). Phrases and idioms: whether or no see NO(2). Etymology: OE hwaeligther, hwether f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
