# as if

> English word · Conjunction · IPA /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/

## Definitions
1. As though; in a manner suggesting.
2. In mimicry of.
3. Indicating something that the speaker deems very unlikely, or is adamant that he or she would not do (see also interjection sense below).

## Etymology
From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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