IF EVER THERE WAS (ONE)

Meaning of IF EVER THERE WAS (ONE) in English

( informal ) used to emphasize that sth is certainly true :

That was a disaster if ever there was one!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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
EVER — I. ˈevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣfre; probably akin to Old English ā always — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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
EVER — /ev"euhr/ , adv. 1. at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault. 2. continuously: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣfre Date: before 12th century 1. : always ever striving to improve the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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
EVER — / ˈevə(r); NAmE / adverb 1. used in negative sentences and questions, or sentences with if to mean 'at any …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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
EVER — ev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈevə $ ˈevər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æfre ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
EVER — adv. 1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
EVER — adv. 1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
EVER — adv.1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; nothing …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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
EVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Ever' is an adverb which you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hair was dripping ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping . honeymoon was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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EVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ever since (= all the time since ) ▪ We’ve been friends ever since we …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THERE — (INTRODUCING A SENTENCE) [adverb] - used to introduce sentences, esp. before the verbs be, seem and appearThere's someone on the …
Cambridge English vocab
EVER — (EMPHASIS) [adverb] [not gradable] - used for emphasizing an adjectiveThe orchestra is to perform its last ever concert/last concert ever …
Cambridge English vocab
EVER — adv. Function: adverb 1 Synonyms: ALWAYS 1, constantly, continuously, invariably, perpetually 2 through all or an indefinite time FF1C; a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EVER — adverb 1. Synonyms: always 1, constantly, continuously, invariably, perpetually 2. through all or an indefinite time a name that will …
Collegiate Thesaurus 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
EVER — INDEX: 1. at any time in the past or future RELATED WORDS see also ↑ ALWAYS ↑ NEVER ↑ PAST …
Longman Activator English vocab
EVER — See ↑ EVER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as ever/as always • ↑ for ever and ever • ↑ hardly/scarcely ever …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVER — adv. 1 at all, (at) any time, at any point or period, on any occasion, in any case, by any …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THERE — I adverb BAD : My sister often goes to the indoor pool but I don't like going to there. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
EVER — adverb 1 BAD : He has ever been my hero. GOOD : He has always been my hero. ◆◆◆ ever …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THERE — I 1. нареч. 1) там to be there ≈ быть там 2) туда to go there ≈ идти туда Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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IF — 1. союз 1) если а) вводит условные придаточные предложения, выражающие реальность действия; глагол в форме изъявительного наклонения I shall see …
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EVER — нареч. 1) всегда, вечно; постоянно; неизменно; в любое время Longitude is ever measured from the intersection of the equator and …
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THERE — there.ogg _I ðeə (полная форма); ð (редуцированная форма) adv 1. 1> там to be there - быть там см. тж. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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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
EVER — ever.ogg ʹevə adv 1. когда-либо; когда бы то ни было the best film we ever saw - лучший фильм, который …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THERE — I there нареч.1) там to be there — быть там 2) туда to go there — идти туда Syn:that way …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IF — if союз1) если, если бы вводит условные придаточные предложения If they are not good, throw them away. — Если они …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THERE — _I ðeə (полная форма); ð (редуцированная форма) adv 1. 1> там to be there - быть там см. тж. to …
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