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conjunction

If conj.

In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; introducing a condition or supposition. "Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer, Assist, if OEdipus deserve thy care." "If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."

Whether; in dependent questions. "Uncertain if by augury or chance." "She doubts if two and two make four."

As if, But if. See under As, But.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... shall be your fee, doctor, if you revive her so she can speak again," declared Shanks in a tone ...

— Five Thousand Dollars Reward • Frank Pinkerton

... city as ambassador to the kingdom of China, accompanied by one hundred and forty Spaniards and two friars, in order to inform the eunuch who is the viceroy at Canton of the above events. Many thought that he ought not to go, for if the matter were learned there, and war-vessels were to come, then the island would be supplied with men to be able to receive them in the same manner; and if they came for peace they would be received in peace. In the latter case they were to be informed ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XIV., 1606-1609 • Various

... are losing some of your wit, Dick. He didn't want to see us break the rules. I suppose if he had seen us he would have felt it was ...

— The Rover Boys at School • Arthur M. Winfield

... if Brahman, the cause, differs in nature from the effect, viz. the world, this means that cause and effect are separate things and that hence the effect does not exist in the cause, i. e. Brahman; and this again implies that the world originates from what ...

— The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja - Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 • Trans. George Thibaut

... about the matter, altho' I believe my heart is so bad that they fear giving ether and will keep me conscious if they can, applying only a ...

— The Letters of Franklin K. Lane • Franklin K. Lane

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