Definition of "if so be" []

• If; if it happen (that); supposing that. (conjunction)

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• "And would he not straightway go to the City, to whatever struggling multitude his prison-rock held, if so be that he might prove his dream and among them see"
• ""No cotton have we For our ears if so be He blow that interminous snout!""
• "Toss away there on the green-sward -- never mind the hyacinths, the snowdrops, the violets, if so be any are there; the perfume of their healthful lips is worth all the flowers of the world."