as if

as if

conjunction

Definition of AS IF

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>

Examples of AS IF

1. <she looked as if she wanted to ask one more question before we left>

First Known Use of AS IF

13th century

Related to AS IF

Synonyms: as, as though, like