if only

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Conjunction

1. {{&lit|en|if|only}}
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} I [[wish]] that; [[would#Usage notes|would (that)]] (''archaic''). {{n-g|Signifies a [[wish]] or [[desire]] for the present or the future.}}
3. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} I [[wish]] that; [[would#Usage notes|would (that)]] (''archaic''). {{n-g|Signifies a [[regret]] about an action in the past.}}
4. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} [[even if|Even if]] for no other [[reason]] than; only [[just]].
5. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} {{n-g|Signifies a hypothetical or wishful precondition, or one which would be simple but is nonetheless unlikely, for a hypothetical, counterfactual, or future outcome.}}

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