whether or not

Idioms  

1. Also, whether or no. Regardless of whether, no matter if. For example, Whether or not it rains, we're going to walk to the theater, or She plans to sing at the wedding, whether or no anyone asks her to. The negative element in these constructions may also follow the subject and verb, as in I have to attend, whether I want to or not. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

The fact that you feel the need to have a discussion about whether or not it’s a good time to marry your boyfriend with his father — unless it’s to gently ask him “why” he feels this way and “how” it’s not his role to decide — tells me that you’re probably not quite ready for this kind of commitment.

From MarketWatch

And the fact that your boyfriend takes his lead from his parents on whether or not to marry is another clue to the state of your relationship.

From MarketWatch

If he is going to allow his parents and his salary to dictate whether or not you wed, that’s a choice, and it implies that the answer may be hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch

If he is going to allow his parents and his salary to dictate whether or not you wed, that’s a choice, and it implies that the answer may be hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch

“There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated,” he said of his meeting with Netanyahu.

From Salon