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as if | American Dictionary. idiom. Add to word list. it is not true that: He wants to get another car - as if we don’t have enough cars in the driveway already! Note: Used humorously to show that what you are about to say is the opposite of what you really think.
We use as if and as though to talk about an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true but that is likely or possible. As if is more common than as though: The floods were rising and it was as if it was the end of the world. It looks as if they’ve had a shock. It looks as though you’ve not met before.
1. : as it would be if. It was as if he had lost his last friend. 2. : as one would do if. He ran as if ghosts were chasing him. 3. : that. It seemed as if the day would never end. 4. used to say that something is not true, not possible, will not happen, etc. "I am sure I am very affectionate," said Dora; "you oughtn't to be cruel to me, Doady!"
phrase. You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not. Anne shrugged, as if she didn't know. See full dictionary entry for as. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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." Please, like Alice would ever take the trash out—as if! As if! There's no way I'm staying home on a Saturday night!
a) in a way that makes it seem that something is true or that something is happening It sounds as though she’s been really ill. Gary was behaving as though nothing had happened. Mrs Crump looked as if she was going to explode. Beckworth shook his head as if to say ‘Don’t trust her’.
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." Please, like Alice would ever take the trash out—as if! As if! There's no way I'm staying home on a Saturday night!
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 . Discover More.
(idiomatic) Refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely. "I'm going to clean your whole house." "As if!" Wiktionary. As If Sentence Examples. It's almost as if it is a lifetime goal. He jumped up, as if he'd seen a ghost. Finally his head turned slowly, as if feeling her intense gaze. I feel as if I'm spying.
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.
