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

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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