conjunction

if

Translation

if, whether

If it rains, we will stay inside.

I don't know if he is coming.

If you would wait a moment, please.

((clause)) used to say that one thing can, will, or might happen depending on another thing happening If you see him, say hello.

((clause)) used to mean 'whether' I asked him if he was happy.

Synonyms: provided that, on condition that, whether

From Old English 'gif', meaning 'if'.

A very short but powerful word that introduces a condition or possibility. Think of a fork in the road: 'if' you go left... 'if' you go right...