if not
if not conjunction: indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
Conjunction
if not
- Indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
- The plant will die if not watered.
- Indicates that one statement at least is true, and possibly a second, stronger statement is true; perhaps even.
- He did as well as expected, if not better.
- People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times
- Indicates that one statement is true, but a second is not; but not.
- I saw that he had improved his manners if not his scruffy appearance.
if not meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
if not in Hindi
- if not
- वरना varnā
if not in Tamil
- அல்லதேல், அல்லது, இல்லாக்காட்டில், அல்லதை, அல்லாக்கால்
if not in Urdu
- if not
- ورنہ varnā
if not in Arabic
- Translations
- إِلَّا ʔillā
Questions about if not
- What does if not mean?
- If not means indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
- What is if not in Hindi?
- If not in Hindi is वरना (varnā). See If not meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is if not?
- If not is a conjunction.
Words near if not in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: if not (page history and authors); वरना (Hindi) (page history and authors); if not (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ورنہ (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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