Definitions
Word introducing a condition or possibility.
Word origin
From Middle English if, yif, yef, from Old English ġif (“if”), from Proto-West Germanic *jabu, *jabē, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Cognate with Scots gif (“if, whether”), Saterland Frisian af, of (“if, whether”), West Frisian oft (“whether”), Dutch of (“or, whether, but”), Middle Low German ef, if, af, of ("if; whether"; > German Low German of), German ob (“if, whether”), Icelandic ef (“if”).
Used in a sentence
“If crossing the road, make sure you look both ways.”
“If I give you the money would/will you buy it for me?”
“If you prefer, I can come tomorrow instead.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“Condition starter”2 letters
02“Conditional opener”2 letters
03“Conditional starter”2 letters
04“Conditional word”2 letters
05“In case”2 letters
06“Provided that”2 letters
07“Provided that word”2 letters
08“Supposing”2 letters
09“Supposing that”2 letters
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