if so

idiom

: if that is the case
I might be late. If so, please start the meeting without me.

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Jurors were also tasked with deciding whether Zwerner was negligent and caused any of her own damages; if so, she would be barred from recovering any money from Parker, the judge instructed the jury. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 And if so, is this her past or a premonition of the future? Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 And if so, for how long and under what circumstances? Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025 She’s favored to win, and would claim sole possession of the second-longest serving mayor in Charlotte’s history if so. Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for if so

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“If so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20so. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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