what does it mean when someone says if only?
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If only also means that doing something simple would have made it possible to avoid something unpleasant: If only she had listened to me, she wouldn't be in this mess. If only is also used to mean "I wish": If only I had more money.
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In either case, you're highly doubtful. You can even describe a person as questionable, if he or she doesn't strike you as completely honest. The original meaning of the word was "that may be interrogated," from the Latin root word quaestionem, "a seeking, inquiry, questioning, or examination."
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if..then statement is used to make a decision when there is only two options. ... Similarly, if you have to write a program that have to choose from three options then we use if..then..else statement. But, if you have to write a program that have more than three option then we use if..then..else if..else statement.
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L said “he considered Light as his only friend. But he said that with a condition, he said to Light that “it won't be good if he turns out to be Kira, as he is the only friend L has ever had”. So, in short: L admired Light and saw him as an equal.
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conjunction. Definitions: because, as far as, insofar as. [quod si => but if]
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That may refer to people, animals, groups, or things, but who is preferred when referring to people. Example: Anya is the one who rescued the bird. NOTE: While Anya is the one that rescued the bird is also correct, who is preferred.
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Only a few is a conditional statement which means only a certain part for eg. if the statement is only a few A is B means only a specific part of the A is B and the remaining part of the A is not B.
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Mr. Miyagi: "If do right, no can defence." Take careful note that Mr. Miyagi said "If do right, no can defense." Meaning, no one can defend against it if you do it right.
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We use wish and if only to talk about things that we would like to be different in either the present or the past. If only is usually a bit stronger than wish.
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by any chance. You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true. Are they by any chance related?
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phrase. You use just because when you want to say that a particular situation should not necessarily make you come to a particular conclusion. [informal, spoken] Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is great music.
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Yes, basically, "may or may not have ..." means that you don't know whether he/she did or didn't do whatever it was. English Only.
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A contradictory statement is one that says two things that cannot both be true. An example: My sister is jealous of me because I'm an only child.
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How to use "only if" in English Grammar. 'Only if' means 'only one condition happens". This form basically means the same as 'if'. The main emphasis is on the result. You can go out only if you do your homework.
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Answered May 16, 2018. Originally Answered: What does it mean on Snapchat when someone posts saying, “Send me the letter X (guys only)” on his or her story? It means they just want people to hit them up. Probably they are single and in doing so are looking for a relationship. Or it might be chain mail.
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A complementary saying to "Not everything is black and white," is "Sometimes there are shades of gray." For example, a group or individual may assert what it feels to be an absolute moral claim (i.e., "abortion is always wrong"), assuming in this that a thing can only be good or bad, not something in-between. Exactly.
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I hope all is well. This is a phrase used to let someone know you are thinking of them and hope that things are good in their life. This can be used in a general sense or to refer to something specific.