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as ifconj.1. In the same way that it would be if: looked as if she were made of ice.2. That: It seemed as if the meeting would never end.as if1. 'as if' and 'as though'You can use as if or as though at the beginning of a clause when you are describing how someone or something looks, or how someone behaves. It's a wonderful item and in such good condition that it looks as though it was bought yesterday.He lunged towards me as if he expected me to aim a gun at him.Many people think it is incorrect to use 'was' in clauses of this type. They say you should use were instead. He looked at me as if I were mad.She remembered it all as if it were yesterday.However, in conversation people usually use was. The secretary spoke as though it was some kind of password.He gave his orders as if this was only another training exercise.You can use was or were in conversation, but in formal writing you should use were. 2. 'like'Some people say like instead of 'as if' or 'as though'. He looked like he felt sorry for me.Shaerl put up balloons all over the house like it was a six-year-old's party.This use is generally regarded as incorrect. Translationscomme pourcomme siquasi cheбудтовродеровноas if
as if1. Like. I have such a terrible headache—I feel as if my head is going to explode. I did tell her that I wouldn't be home for dinner tonight. It's as if she doesn't listen to me at all!2. An interjection indicating complete dismissal of what has been said or suggested, implying that it is not the case or would never happen. A: "Tim thinks he's going to go to the prom with you." B: "As if! I'd rather go by myself."See also: ifas ifAlso, as though. As it would be, as in He decided to accept, as if it really mattered, or John scowled as though he were really angry. The first idiom dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. Also see make as if. See also: ifas if! used to express the speaker's belief that something is very doubtful or unlikely. informalas ˈif (spoken) used to express anger at or disapproval of a suggestion, an explanation, etc., or to deny a possibility: As if I really cared! ♢ ‘Don’t tell Tom I said that, will you?’ ‘Oh, as if (I would)!’See also: ifas if/as though in a way that suggests something: He behaved as if nothing had happened. ♢ It sounds as though you had a good time.See also: if, thoughAs if! and AI exclam. an expression said when someone says something that is not true but wishes that it were. (Also, and perhaps usually, sarcastic.) A: I’ve got a whole lot of good qualities. B: AI! My hair should look like a pile of wet thatch? As if! EncyclopediaSeeAsFinancialSeeASSee AGRSUD International
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