if so

idiom

: if that is the case
I might be late. If so, please start the meeting without me.

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Has one of them moved on already, and if so, who with? Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024 Congratulations if so, but please don't be put off if not. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Did a cat really have hopes, and, if so, how far into the future did these extend? Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 Perhaps certain aspects of a trip could improve or reduce a drug’s efficacy against, say, depression or PTSD; if so, researchers need to be able to measure and define those effects to design successful treatment protocols. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for if so 

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“If so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20so. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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