Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if and when

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.09 in modern English

Syllables: if and when
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

At the time of an event, contingent on that event happening at all.

Example Sentences

"[T]o his son Thomas Battersbee, if and when he should attain the age of 21; but if he should die under that age then to his daughter Sophia, if and when she should attain that age..."
"Since, as many parents have found to their sorrow, you cannot force a child to sleep, most find it easier on everybody to accept this nightwalking if and when it occurs"
"Still, one cannot completely ignore the differences in the nature of the paper trail the two sets of rules give us if and when we want to look back at a particular decision."

Phrases

if and only if

Frequently Paired Words

if and only if

Questions

What does if and when mean?: At the time of an event, contingent on that event happening at all.

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