hvis — meaning in English

English meaning

• if conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
• which det Used to ask someone to specify one or more people or things from a known set.
• whose det Belonging to which person; used to ask or show ownership.

Senses

hvis is used for these senses in English:

• if Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
• if (computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).
• if Although; used to introduce a concession; may..but.
• which (mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).

if — full definition

1. conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
2. conj Although; used to concede a point while still making a statement.
3. noun An uncertain condition or possibility.

which — full definition

1. det Used to ask someone to specify one or more people or things from a known set.
2. pron Used to introduce extra information about something just mentioned.

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