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conjunction

in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that:
Sing if you want to. Stay indoors if it rains. I'll go if you do.
even though:
an enthusiastic if small audience.
whether:
He asked if I knew Spanish.
(used to introduce an exclamatory phrase):
If only Dad could see me now!
when or whenever:
If it was raining, we had to play inside.

noun

a supposition; uncertain possibility:
The future is full of ifs.
a condition, requirement, or stipulation:
There are too many ifs in his agreement.

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Radio.

intermediate frequency.

abbreviation for

intermediate frequency

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conjunction

in case that, or on condition that
if you try hard it might work
if he were poor, would you marry him?
used to introduce an indirect question. In this sense, if approaches the meaning of whether
even though
an attractive if awkward girl
1. used to introduce expressions of desire, with only
  if I had only known
2. used to introduce exclamations of surprise, dismay, etc
  if this doesn't top everything!
as if
as it would be if; as though
he treats me as if I were junior to him

noun

an uncertainty or doubt
the big if is whether our plan will work at all
a condition or stipulation
I won't have any ifs or buts

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Usage Note

If meaning 鈥渨丑别迟丑别谤,鈥� as in I haven't decided if I'll go, is sometimes criticized, but the usage is long established as standard.

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of if¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of yif, Old English gif, gef; akin to Old Norse ef 鈥渋蹿,鈥� Gothic ibai 鈥渨丑别迟丑别谤,鈥� Old High German iba 鈥渃ondition, stipulation鈥�

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of if¹

Old English gif; related to Old Saxon ef if, Old High German iba whether, if

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

ifs, ands, or buts, reservations, restrictions, or excuses:
I want that job finished today, and no ifs, ands, or buts.

More idioms and phrases containing if

as if
damned if I do, damned if I don't
make as if to
no ifs or buts
nothing if not
(if) push comes to shove
what if

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Synonym Study

If, provided, providing imply a condition on which something depends. If is general. It may be used to indicate suppositions or hypothetical conditions (often involving doubt or uncertainty): If you like, we can go straight home. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone. If may mean even though: If I am wrong, you are not right. It may mean whenever: If I do not understand, I ask questions. Provided always indicates some stipulation: I will subscribe ten dollars provided ( on the condition ) that you do, too. Provided he goes, we can go along. Providing means the same as provided, that is, just in case some certain thing should happen: We will buy the house, providing ( provided ) we can get a mortgage.

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Example Sentences

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But if his career seemed in danger just a few months ago, nothing about his reception here suggested that the enthusiasm about him has cooled.

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The headline out of Lana Del Rey鈥檚 set 鈥� which came as she鈥檚 been teasing the release of a purported country album that may or may not drop next month 鈥� is that she once made out with Morgan Wallen, at least if the lyrics of one of her rootsy new songs are to believed.

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John: If you come in last in our fantasy football league, you have to do open-mic stand-up comedy.

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Obviously, only a minuscule fraction of those possibilities get a deep dive, but the NFL has 5,000 computers running 24/7 around the world to find the optimal configuration of 272 亚洲网紅露点, 18 weeks, five game days 鈥� everything but Tuesday and Wednesday 鈥� and 10 media partners 鈥� or 11, if YouTube jumps into the mix.

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If one schedule is good for the Rams, it might not be as good for the 49ers.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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