CEFR B1

what-if

noun

Meaning

What-if means the identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

Examples

The article uses what-if to mean (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
The teacher asked students to find what-if in the reading.

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what-if (B1)

noun

Definition

What-if means the identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

Examples

The article uses what-if to mean (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
The teacher asked students to find what-if in the reading.
Check the words around what-if to choose the right meaning.

How to Use what-if

a/the what-if (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a what-if."
what-if in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked what-if in context before translating it."

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