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Definition of "as if" []

  • In the same way that it would be if: looked as if she were made of ice. (conjunction)
  • That: It seemed as if the meeting would never end. (conjunction)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "as if" in a sentence
  • "But I couldn't refuse the job either, I thought, because I, too, felt a nagging sense of guilt over Grace Peltier, as if I somehow owed her at least the time it would take to talk to her father."
  • "It was as if I were the unreal one, the phantasm, and James Jessop who was flesh and blood, skin and bone."
  • "Mr. Pudd's nostrils flared, as if he could smell her fear and disgust."