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Definitions for Ifs

[1] in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay indoors if it rains. I'll go if you do.
[2] even though: an enthusiastic if small audience.
[3] whether: He asked if I knew Spanish.
[4] (used to introduce an exclamatory phrase): If only Dad could see me now!
[5] when or whenever: If it was raining, we had to play inside.
[6] a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
[7] a condition, requirement, or stipulation: There are too many ifs in his agreement.
[8] ifs, ands, or buts , reservations, restrictions, or excuses: I want that job finished today, and no ifs, ands, or buts.
[9] Irish Free State.
[10] Irish Free State (now called Republic of Ireland)
[11] intermediate frequency
[12] in case that, or on condition that if you try hard it might work ; if he were poor, would you marry him?
[13] used to introduce an indirect question. In this sense, if approaches the meaning of whether
[14] even though an attractive if awkward girl
[15] used to introduce expressions of desire, with only if I had only known used to introduce exclamations of surprise, dismay, etc if this doesn't top everything!
[16] as if as it would be if; as though he treats me as if I were junior to him
[17] an uncertainty or doubt the big if is whether our plan will work at all
[18] a condition or stipulation I won't have any ifs or buts

Words related to Ifs

ifwhenever, wherever

Words nearby Ifs

ified, iee, iep, ieper, ieyasu, if, if anything, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again, if it ain't broke don't fix it, if music be the food of love, play on, if only

Origin of Ifs

before 900; Middle English, variant of yif, Old English gif, gef; akin to Old Norse ef if, Gothic ibai whether, Old High German iba condition, stipulation

Word origin for Ifs

Old English gif; related to Old Saxon ef if, Old High German iba whether, if

Synonyms for Ifs

assuming that, conceding that, granted that, in case that, on the assumption that, on the occasion that, supposing that, whenever, wherever, with the condition that