| 1. possibility; supposition; condition. conj. in the event that; whether; in the case of; would that; despite; on the condition that; provided that; when. ifif , conj. [oe. if, gif, as. gif; akin to ofries. ief, gef, ef, os. ef, of, d. of, or, whether, if, g. ob whether, if, ohg. oba, ibu, icel. ef, goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. ohg. iba doubt, condition, icel. if, ef, ifi, efi), and therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.] |
| 5. subordinate conjunction |