if you like

adverb

Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction.

“If you('d) like to come this way.”

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Meanings

adverb
  1. Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction.

    If you('d) like to come this way.

    1 more example

    But imagine, if you like, a world where climate change did not exist.

  2. So to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.

    This band's genre can be described as, if you like, New Wave or Post-Punk.

    Synonyms: if you will

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSo to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 請 /请, 煩請 /烦请
  • 請 /请please, kindly
  • 煩請 /烦请 (fánqǐng)please, kindly
  • 可以說 /可以说 (kěyǐ shuō)so to speak
Finnish -pa, niin sanotusti
  • -paplease, kindly
  • niin sanotustiso to speak
  • vaikkapaso to speak
Cite this entry
APA

if you like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20like

MLA

“if you like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20like. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you like,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20like.

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