as if
US /æz ɪf/
・UK /æz if/
B1
conj.ConjunctionIn the same way that; in a way that suggests something is true or likely.
He acted as if he didn't care, but I knew he was upset.
interj.InterjectionUsed to express disbelief or skepticism.
"He said he'd pay me back tomorrow." "As if!"
prep.PrepositionUsed to introduce a comparison that is not literally true.
She treats me as if I were a child.
phr.PhraseTo a great extent; used for emphasis or exaggeration.
He ran as if his life depended on it.
conj.ConjunctionUsed to suggest that something is unlikely or impossible
I can't just quit my job as if it's nothing.
phr.PhraseIn the manner of; in the same way that
She treated me as if I were a child.
phr.PhraseUsed to suggest that something is unlikely or untrue
"Did he really pay for everyone's meal?" "As if!"
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How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- Pause and take a mental step back to see the situation objectively, as if you were a curious fly on the wall.
Pause and take a mental step back to see the situation objectively, as if you were a curious fly on the wall.
- but it looks as if you still might have some concerns.
but it looks as if you still might have some concerns.
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- Almost as if an invisible barrier was separating two different worlds.
Almost as if an invisible barrier was separating two different worlds.
- Almost as if an invisible barrier was separating two different worlds.
Almost as if an invisible barrier was separating two different worlds.
(Marvel) Avengers | Sacrifice
- In times of crisis, we must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single.
In times of crisis, we must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single.
- as if we were one, single tribe.
as if we were one, single tribe.
4 things to study EVERY DAY to become fluent in English
- Now, as if studying every single day for 3 months wasn't good enough, don't forget that Lingoda will refund your marathon fee in full when you attend that agreed number of classes each month.
Now, as if studying every single day for 3 months wasn't good enough, don't forget that Lingoda will refund your marathon fee in full when you attend that agreed number of classes each month.
- Now as if studying very single day for three months
Now as if studying very single day for three months
How to fight climate change with parking lots
- but they were still being regulated as if they were...
but they were still being regulated as if they were...
Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ
- After decades of mistrust and warfare, it looks as if American diplomacy has finally made possible a formal peace treaty between the two old adversaries.
After decades of mistrust and warfare, it looks as if American diplomacy has finally made possible a formal peace treaty between the two old adversaries.
- it looks as if American diplomacy has finally made possible
it looks as if American diplomacy has finally made possible
“Getting Pulled Over In America” - Trevor Noah - (Lost In Translation)
- And then he did this thing that I have come to learn is the reaction of white people in America who when they hear information they can't process fast enough have this thing where they smile on the outside, but on the inside it's almost as if they are short-circuiting.
And then he did this thing that I have come to learn is the reaction of white people in America who when they hear information they can't process fast enough have this thing where they smile on the outside, but on the inside it's almost as if they are short-circuiting.
- it's almost as if they are short-circuiting.
it's almost as if they are short-circuiting.
The Prestige: Hiding In Plain Sight
- When the scene ends, it cuts to the courtroom scene of Borden's murder trial, picking up the last phrase as if Michael Caine's whole explanation was testimony.
When the scene ends, it cuts to the courtroom scene of Borden's murder trial, picking up the last phrase as if Michael Caine's whole explanation was testimony.
- as if Michael Caine's whole explanation was testimony.
as if Michael Caine's whole explanation was testimony.
What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
- And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism
And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism
- And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism
And it is precisely then, as if by magic, that collapse takes place, and determinism
When Your Mom is Obsessed with Cleaning
- My mom will check the dishes in the sink as if there are a child that will mess up the place when she's not looking
My mom will check the dishes in the sink as if there are a child that will mess up the place when she's not looking