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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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If \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. Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer, Assist, if [d1]dipus deserve thy care. --Pope. If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. --Matt. iv. 3. 2. Whether; -- in dependent questions. Uncertain if by augury or chance. --Dryden. She doubts if two and two make four. --Prior. {As if}, {But if}. See under {As}, {But}. | |
