if

Meaning of if

conjunction
  1. (introducing a conditional clause) on the condition or supposition that; in the event that.
    if you have a complaint, write to the director
    if you like I'll put in a word for you
  2. despite the possibility that; no matter whether.
    if it takes me seven years, I shall do it
  3. (often used in indirect questions) whether.
    he asked if we would like some coffee
    I wonder if she noticed
  4. expressing a polite request.
    if I could just use the phone, I'll get a taxi
    if you wouldn't mind giving him a message?
  5. expressing an opinion.
    that's a jolly long walk, if you don't mind my saying so
    if you ask me, he's in love
  6. expressing surprise or regret.
    well, if it isn't Frank!
  7. (with implied reservation) and perhaps not.
    the new leaders have little if any control
noun
  1. a condition or supposition.
    there are so many ifs and buts in the policy

Old English gif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch of and German ob .

abbreviation, noun

intermediate frequency.

adverb
  1. on one occasion or for one time only.
    they deliver once a week

Middle English ones, genitive of one. The spelling change in the 16th century was in order to retain the unvoiced sound of the final consonant.

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Hyphenation of if

if

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 2 chars.
  • if is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

if synonyms

Meaning expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives:

whether

Meaning the state of being uncertain:

uncertainty

Meaning a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction:

doubt

Meaning the action of pausing before saying or doing something:

hesitation

Meaning lack of certainty or distinctness:

vagueness

Meaning the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order:

condition

Meaning a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement:

stipulation

Meaning the action of providing or supplying something for use:

provision

Meaning a condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement:

proviso

Meaning a limitation or restriction:

constraint

Meaning a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist:

prerequisite

Meaning a condition that must be fulfilled before other things can happen or be done:

precondition

Meaning a thing that is needed or wanted:

requirement

Meaning an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement:

specification

Meaning a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one:

restriction

Meaning a belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis:

supposition

Meaning the action of modifying something:

modification

if antonyms

Meaning except if (used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid):

unless

Meaning two times; on two occasions:

twice

Translation of if

Anagrams of if

Fi, fi

Words that rhyme with if

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