WHAT-IF

Meaning of WHAT-IF in English

ˈwhat-if BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] informal

something that could happen in the future or could have happened in the past:

If I thought about all of the what-ifs in my life, I would go crazy.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

WHAT IF — phrasal what will or would be the result if, what does it matter if
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHAT-IF — noun Date: 1970 a suppositional question, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHAT-IF — ˌ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : a suppositional question • what-if adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT IF — phrasal : what will or would be the result if what if it be a poison — Shakespeare : what …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT-IF — /hwut"if", hwot"-, wut"-, wot"-/ , adj. 1. hypothetical: a what-if scenario. n. 2. a hypothetical case or situation; conjecture: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT IF? — what would happen if
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAT IF — supposing (something should happen)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAT-IF — noun Date: 1970 : a suppositional question • what-if adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT IF — 1. : what will or would be the result if 2. : what does it matter if so what if …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT-IF — Pronunciation: ˌ hwät- ' if, ˌ wät-, ˌ (h)w ə t- Function: noun Date: 1970 : a suppositional question – …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHAT IF — 1 : what will or would be the result if 2 : what does it matter if <so what if …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHAT IF ——? — 1》 what would result if ——? 2》 what does it matter if ——? → what
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHAT-IF — [what-if] n (1970): a suppositional question
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHAT-IF — what-if BrE AmE ˈwɒt ɪf ˈhwɒt- AmE \ ˈwʌt̬- ˈhwʌt̬-, ˈwɑːt̬-, ˈhwɑ;t̬- ▷ what-if|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHAT IF ... ? — what would happen if? : What if the train is late? What if she forgets to bring it?
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT IF
Slang English vocab
WHAT IF — What will it matter if, what will happen, or be the result if.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WHAT IF ...? — See ↑ IF 2
Longman Activator English vocab
WHAT IF
Словарь английских идиом
WHAT IF — (See what-if)
English Idioms vocab
WHAT-IF — plan, theory, hypothesis We did a what-if on the computer to see when the world will die from pollution.
English Idioms vocabulary
WHAT IF
American Idioms English vocabulary
WHAT IF — Когда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT IF — Если
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT IF? — а вдруг?
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHAT IF — что если, а вдруг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHAT IF? — а вдруг?
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHAT IF — что если, а вдруг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHAT IF — 1. предположим, что..; 2. а что, если..?
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IF — I. (ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef conjunction Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IF — /if/ , conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — / ɪf; NAmE / conjunction , noun ■ conjunction 1. used to say that one thing can, will or might …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IF — I. if 1 S1 W1 /ɪf/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gif ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IF — conj. & n. conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1. introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Oxford English vocab
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — Often pronounced /ɪf/ at the beginning of the sentence. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IF — INDEX: 1. ways of saying 'if' 2. asking what the result will be if something happens 3. when something will …
Longman Activator English vocab
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IF — 1. союз 1) если а) вводит условные придаточные предложения, выражающие реальность действия; глагол в форме изъявительного наклонения I shall see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IF — if.ogg 1. ıf n условие, оговорка; предположение your ifs and buts - ваши претензии и отговорки it is a very …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IF — if союз1) если, если бы вводит условные придаточные предложения If they are not good, throw them away. — Если они …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHAT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IF — 1. ıf n условие, оговорка; предположение your ifs and buts - ваши претензии и отговорки it is a very big …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IF — 1. союз 1) если, если бы вводит условные придаточные предложения If they are not good, throw them away. — Если …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHAT
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IF — 1. союз 1) если, если бы вводит условные придаточные предложения If they are not good, throw them away. — Если они будут …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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