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if anything
if anything
If nothing else; if in any amount or degree; if at all. Often used to indicate a certain deviation, choice, or outcome that is contrary to that which was previously mentioned or suggested. I don't think we should be waiting for help to arrive—if anything, we need to keep moving. Thank you for the compliment, but if anything, I've put on weight lately!
if anything
If at all, if in any degree. For example, If anything, we have too much food rather than too little. [Early 1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Grozda | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
Haim | | - | Hebrew |
Mirko | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian |
TimothÉE | | tee-mo-TE | French |
Moa | | - | Swedish |
Lowell | | LO-əl | English |