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if
conjunction
used
to
introduce
a
condition
on
which
something
depends
•
If
it
rains
tomorrow
,
we
will
cancel
the
picnic
.
If
it
rains
tomorrow
,
we
will
cancel
the
picnic
.
•
You
can
have
dessert
if
you
finish
your
vegetables
.
You
can
have
dessert
if
you
finish
your
vegetables
.
Old
English
gif
,
gief
‘
if
,
whether
’,
of
Germanic
origin
.
conjunction
used
to
introduce
an
indirect
question
meaning
‘
whether
’
•
I
’
m
not
sure
if
he
will
join
us
for
dinner
.
I
’
m
not
sure
if
he
will
join
us
for
dinner
.
•
Do
you
know
if
the
train
has
already
left
?
Do
you
know
if
the
train
has
already
left
?
Same
origin
as
the
conditional
‘
if
’;
over
time
,
it
also
came
to
replace
‘
whether
’
in
many
contexts
.
noun
a
condition
or
doubt
that
could
affect
what
happens
•
The
plan
sounds
good
,
but
there
is
one
big
if
—
the
budget
.
The
plan
sounds
good
,
but
there
is
one
big
if
—
the
budget
.
•
Success
depends
on
several
ifs
and
variables
.
Success
depends
on
several
ifs
and
variables
.
Developed
from
the
conjunction
,
first
recorded
as
a
noun
in
the
16th
century
to
mean
‘
condition
or
stipulation
’.