Meaning of as if in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

conjunction

• As though; in a manner suggesting.

  Example: The old man stumbled, as if he were about to fall.

• In mimicry of.

  Example: When the teacher's back was turned, the class clown would hold his stomach as if he were ill.

interjection

• Refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.

  Example: "I'm going to clean your whole house." "As if!"