IF
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If (?), conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS. ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu, Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG. iba doubt, condition, Icel. if, ef, ifi, efi), and therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.] 1. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; -- introducing a condition or supposition.
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Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer,
Assist, if Œdipus deserve thy care.
Pope.
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If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matt. iv. 3.
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2. Whether; -- in dependent questions.
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Uncertain if by augury or chance.
Dryden.
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She doubts if two and two make four.
Prior.
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As if, But if. See under As, But.
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