“Weather” or “Wether” or “Whether”

Overview

weather / wether / whether are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

weather: (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation. (verb) face and withstand with courage. (verb) cause to slope. (verb) sail to the windward of. (verb) change under the action or influence of the weather.

wether: (noun) male sheep especially a castrated one.

whether: NA

Pronunciation

weather: w·EH·dh·er

wether: NA

whether: w·EH·dh·er

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Examples in Context

Examples of “weather”

…Tukon was a United States weather station on a hilltop.
Distance and bad weather work against its economic growth.
…carries business news; and The Weather Network, which offers national and…
…present, it houses the northernmost weather station in the Philippines, the…
…because it holds the northernmost weather station in the Philippines, thus,…
…an intense and/or prolonged cold weather wave of air
…and vehicle warm-up in cold weather.
…sister channel to ESPN); The Weather Channel (weather, although its status…
…traffic or entertainment), meteorologists or weather anchors (the latter term often…
The poor weather and light-pollution in Cambridge makes…

Examples of “wether”

Wether
Wether Holm (disambiguation)
Wether may refer to:
Wether Hill (Lake District), a hill…
Wether Down, a hill in Hampshire

Examples of “whether”

Whether cognitive dissonance or self-perception is…
…right to a referendum on whether they would remain under Prussian…
…is not clear as to whether it appears immediately before the…
…violence may remain regardless of whether children choose to imitate it.
…indigency was guaranteed to all, whether in the kingdom or the…
change depending on whether they appear before count or…
Debate ensued over whether dissonance or self-perception was the…
…as the gearbox doesn't know whether the driver wants to go…
…Division officials did not state whether the 179 acres of land…
Critcher and Gilovich looked at whether people also rely on the…

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