if so

American

[if soh] / ˌɪf ˈsoʊ /

idiom

if that happens or is true; in that case.

We don’t know whether an offer would even be made, and if so, on what terms.
Are you interested in science? If so, you're in the right place, because we are too.

Example Sentences

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“If so, it would hurt global growth and raise global inflation noticeably,” the chief economist says.

From The Wall Street Journal

If so, it would be the very first time such a thing has happened.

From MarketWatch

But if so, it is not at all certain that these collaborators would be able to sway or dominate their fellow officers—or whether rival factions will rise in opposition.

From Slate

If so, the long goodbye has perhaps already begun.

From BBC

If so, he's considered one of his grandfather's most trusted confidantes, having been his personal bodyguard, and more business-orientated than ideological, with no high-level diplomatic experience.

From BBC

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