Meaning of what if | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event.
   not-comparable
2. Used to introduce a speculation about a future event.
   not-comparable
3. Used to introduce a speculation about a past event. Often the basis for counterfactual historical interpretations.
   not-comparable

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Examples

“What if we arrange⟳ it for 9:00 instead of 10:00?”

“What if we could learn⟳ to get⟳ along? What would happen⟳ then?”

“What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated? How might the Reconstruction of the Southern States have⟳ been handled?”

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