Meaning

3 senses
  1. (formal)As though; in a manner suggesting.

    The old man stumbled, as if he were about to fall.

    It looks as if it's going to rain.

    als ob, als wenn, als

    как бу́дтоkak búdto, бу́дтоbúdto, сло́вноslóvno

  2. In mimicry of.

    When the teacher’s back was turned, the class clown would hold his stomach as if he were ill.

    als ob, als

    как бу́дтоkak búdto, бу́дтоbúdto, сло́вноslóvno

  3. Indicating something that the speaker deems very unlikely, or is adamant that he or she would not do (see also interjection sense below).

    How can you even think that? As if I would inform on you to the police!

Examples

1045 sentences
  1. You talk as if you knew everything.

    Ти так говориш, неначе все знаєш. — deniko

    ruТы так говоришь, как будто всё знаешь. — Mukaltin

    deDu sprichst so, als ob du alles wüsstest. — raggione

  2. He talks as if he knew everything.

    Він говорить так, ніби усе знає. — aandrusiak

    ruОн так говорит, как будто всё знает. — Biga

    deEr redet so, als ob er alles wüsste. — dima555

  3. He talks as if he were rich.

    Він розмовляє так, ніби він багатій. — ascolto

    ruОн говорит так, как будто он богат. — odexed

    deEr redet, als wäre er reich. — MUIRIEL

  4. Tom acted as if he didn't care.

    Том поводився так, ніби йому було байдуже. — deniko

    ruТом вёл себя так, будто ему всё равно. — marafon

  5. It looks as if it's going to rain.

    Схоже, дощитиме. — deniko

    ruКажется, дождь собирается. — Disconnect

    deEs sieht nach Regen aus. — Fingerhut

Translations

8 languages
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Origin

From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested onl

From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Saterland Frisian as of (“as if”), Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedas-if rule

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
as if — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto