ob — meaning in English

English meaning

• if conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
• ob noun A short informal way of saying "observation," especially in medical or scientific settings.
• whether conj Used to introduce a question or choice between two or more possibilities.

Senses

ob is used for these senses in English:

• Ob A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.
• commander in chief Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.
• 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 — 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.

ob — full definition

1. noun A short informal way of saying "observation," especially in medical or scientific settings.
2. noun A shortened form of "objection," as used in debate or argument.

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