if anything
Pronunciation Adverb
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Pronunciation Adverb
if anything (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).
- The situation is, if anything, worsening rather than improving.
- “Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, no. If anything, she’s short.”
- “Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, yes. If anything, she’s very tall.”
- (idiomatic) Used in question#Noun|questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer#Noun|answer.
- What can you tell me, if anything, about this book?
- (the opposite may be the case) on the contrary
- German: wenn überhaupt
- Spanish: si acaso
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