as if

Betekenis (English)

Conj

1. As though; in a manner suggesting.
2. In mimicry of.

Intj

Refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.

Concepten

alsof

als

indien

Synonyms

as though

like

as

such as

just like

in a way

same as

as it were

seem

I thought

supposing that

if

oh

similar

since

so to speak

such

truly

just as if

like that

similar to

very thing itself

according to

as when

at all

completely

directly

entirely

evidently

in case

just as

kind of

quasi

quite

resembling

seemingly

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌæz‿ˈɪf/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: as ȝif

Inherited from Oudengels: *ealswā ġif

Cognate with Nederlands: alsof

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: as of

Cognate with Duits: als ob

In summary

From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).

Zinnen

His heart squeezed , as if his chest had suddenly compressed it .

Zijn hart kneep, alsof zijn borst het plotseling had gecomprimeerd.

The turf and gravel around it seemed charred as if by a sudden explosion .

Het gras en grind eromheen leek het verkoold alsof ze een plotselinge explosie.