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Definition of if noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

if

noun

NAmE//ɪf//

(informal)

a situation that is not certain If he wins—and it's a big if—he'll be the first American to win for fifty years. There are still a lot of ifs and buts before everything's settled.

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if conjunction
if not
if only
only if
what if…?
if anything
if need be
if in doubt
if and when
if you like
if you please
if you ask me
I'm damned if…
even if/though
if I were you
nothing if not
as if/as though
it's not as if
if all else fails
if you don't mind

Idioms

if not
if only
only if
what if…?
if anything
if need be
if in doubt
if and when
if you like
if you please
if you ask me
I'm damned if…
even if/though
if I were you
nothing if not
as if/as though
it's not as if
if all else fails
if you don't mind
if it comes to that

Nearby words

IELTS noun
if conjunction
if noun
iff conjunction
iffy adjective