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as if nothing had happened

as if nothing had happened adverb: in a nonchalant manner, by ignoring the existence of a past event and pretending that nothing abnormal had occurred.

Adverb

as if nothing had happened

  1. In a nonchalant manner, by ignoring the existence of a past event and pretending that nothing abnormal had occurred.

Questions about as if nothing had happened

What does as if nothing had happened mean?
As if nothing had happened means in a nonchalant manner, by ignoring the existence of a past event and pretending that nothing abnormal had occurred.
What part of speech is as if nothing had happened?
As if nothing had happened is an adverb.

Words near as if nothing had happened in the dictionary

  1. as I was saying
  2. as if
  3. as if by magic
  4. as if I care
  5. as if I cared
  6. as if nothing had happened
  7. as if one's life depended on it
  8. as if one's life depends on it
  9. as if someone owns the place
  10. as if there is no tomorrow
  11. as if there was no tomorrow

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