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Meaning of if | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1

Definitions

  1. intermediate frequency
  2. A possibility, condition, or stipulation: There will be no ifs, ands, or buts in this matter.
  3. ifs, ands, or buts, qualifications or excuses.
  4. I wish that. If only I were rich! as ... maar net يا ليْت! لَيْتَني، أتمنّى само ако se ao menos kdyby jen wenn nur hvis bare; gid αχ και να, φτάνει να si al menos kui ainult ای کاش؛ خوب می شد اگر kunpa si seulementאילו अगर ऎसा kada bih bárcsak kalau saja ef aðeins se solo ~であればなあ 오직 ~이기만 하면 kad ...! ja vien kalaulah als ... maar dersom/om (jeg bare) gdyby tylko كاشكي se ao menos măcar dacă/să если бы keby (len) ko bi le da sam om ... bara ถ้าหาก keşke ...-se, ah bir ... 真希望… якби کاش giá như...
  5. In the event that: If I were to go, I would be late.
  6. Although possibly; even though: It is a handsome if useless trinket.
  7. Whether: Ask if he plans to come to the meeting.
  8. Used to introduce an exclamatory clause, indicating a wish: If they had only come earlier!
  9. in case that, or on condition that: if you try hard it might work; if he were poor, would you marry him?.
  10. used to introduce an indirect question. In this sense, if approaches the meaning of whether
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CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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