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 answer15 curated clues
01“Condition starter”2 letters
02“Conditional conjunction”2 letters
03“Conditional opener”2 letters
04“Conditional starter”2 letters
05“Conditional word”2 letters
06“In case”2 letters
07“Provided that”2 letters
08“Provided that word”2 letters
09“Supposing”2 letters
10“Supposing that”2 letters
11“Word before a condition”2 letters
12“Word before a possibility”2 letters
13“Word of possibility”2 letters
14“Word of uncertainty”2 letters
15“Condition word”2 letters
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