what-if
what-if · what-ifs · what-iffed · what-iffing
To speculate about the consequences of something that could have happenedTo speculate about the consequences of something that could have happened.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To speculate about the consequences of something that could have happened.
Forms
what-ifs, what-iffing, what-iffed, what-iffed| Base form | what-if · to what-if |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | what-ifs |
| Present participle | what-iffing |
| Past simple | what-iffed |
| Past participle | what-iffed |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcounterfactual
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.