If

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; on condition that: used in introducing a conditional sentence or clause: as, I will go if you do; if he is there, I shall see him.
  • Whether: used in introducing an object clause.
  • Although; notwithstanding that: as, I am honest, if I am poor; he is strong, if he is little.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • conjunction. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; -- introducing a condition or supposition.
  • conjunction. Whether; -- in dependent questions.
  • conjunction. See under As, But.
  • conjunction. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • conjunction. Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice.
  • conjunction. Supposing that; used with past subjunctive indicating that the condition is not fulfilled.
  • conjunction. Although; used to introduce a concession.
  • conjunction. In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
  • conjunction. Whether; used to introduce a noun clause as the object of certain verbs.
  • conjunction. Even if; even in the circumstances that.
  • noun. An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc.
  • Word Usage
    "They might wish she didn't have to steal the nomination at the convention, but I doubt if ultimately many will have reservations about her actually doing it ... * if* they're able to keep the damage to a controllable minimum, and * if* they can effectively conceal their hand in it."
    cross-reference
    and  as if  else  false  if anything  
    Equivalent
    but if  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Biff  Cliff  Riff  biff  cliff  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    DF  Said  Sicily  VF  VG  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gift  gin  provided  thought  whether