If
conjunction
Used to introduce a condition or choice.
If it rains, we will stay at home.
Often appears as...
- if only
- even if
conjunction
Expressing a polite request or question.
If you could just sign here please.
conjunction
Used to indicate a certain time has passed or event has occurred.
It's been years if not decades since we last met.
Often appears as...
- if and when
- as if
conjunction
Expressing a hypothetical situation or speculation.
If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
noun
A condition or requirement in a legal agreement.
The 'ifs' and 'buts' of the contract are too complex.
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
conjunction
Used to introduce a condition or choice.
If it rains, we will stay at home.
Often appears as...
- if only
- even if
conjunction
Expressing a polite request or question.
If you could just sign here please.
conjunction
Used to indicate a certain time has passed or event has occurred.
It's been years if not decades since we last met.
Often appears as...
- if and when
- as if
conjunction
Expressing a hypothetical situation or speculation.
If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
noun
A condition or requirement in a legal agreement.
The 'ifs' and 'buts' of the contract are too complex.
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Outcome
Shows consequence or outcome that depends on whether the first part happens.
If you study hard, you'll pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Choice Indication
Used when indicating choices or alternatives available.
If you prefer tea, we also have green and black.
Pro Tip 3/3Real vs. Unreal
Distinguishes real situations from hypothetical ones, with different verb forms used.
If he is there, say hello. If he were there, you would see him.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Outcome
Shows consequence or outcome that depends on whether the first part happens.
If you study hard, you'll pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Choice Indication
Used when indicating choices or alternatives available.
If you prefer tea, we also have green and black.
Pro Tip 3/3Real vs. Unreal
Distinguishes real situations from hypothetical ones, with different verb forms used.
If he is there, say hello. If he were there, you would see him.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Outcome
Shows consequence or outcome that depends on whether the first part happens.
If you study hard, you'll pass the exam.
Pro Tip 2/3Choice Indication
Used when indicating choices or alternatives available.
If you prefer tea, we also have green and black.
Pro Tip 3/3Real vs. Unreal
Distinguishes real situations from hypothetical ones, with different verb forms used.
If he is there, say hello. If he were there, you would see him.
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Quantum theory adds a whole new wrinkle. I mean, the theory's been proven true beyond all doubt, but interpreting it is baffling, and some physicists think you can only un-baffle it if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in,
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written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
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What is depression? -...
is also very helpful. Other promising treatments, like transcranial magnetic stimulation, are being investigated, too. So, if you know someone struggling with depression, encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks,
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
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Rethinking infidelity...
that will inoculate us against wanderlust. But what if passion has a finite shelf life? What if there are things that even a good relationship can never provide? If even happy people cheat,
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If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank?
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10 TOP Natural History...
then as if from nowhere and a deli the feistiest penguin in the world
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the adults stay on the wing as if to support the youngster
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American Businessman
People don't care about what someone says about you in a movie - or even what you say, right? They care about what you build. And if you can make something that makes people's life better, then that's something that's really good.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
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Will Smith
American Actor
So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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