if so

idiom

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

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The biggest question, as always, is whether Messi will play, and if so, how much? Messi, two months shy of his 38th birthday, missed two and a half months last season due to injury and has missed games with minor injuries this season, as well. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, the Center for Immigration Studies, an immigration-skeptic group, estimates that U.S. border authorities are catching close to 95 percent of would-be crossers; if so, this means that successful crossings have trickled down to likely the lowest level since the Great Depression. David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025 For example, will suitors such as Chelsea and Manchester United be playing European football next season and if so, in which competition? David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Detectives are working with the district attorney’s office and the Children, Youth & Families Department to figure out if he can be charged and if so, with what. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 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 8 Apr. 2025.

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