if you will

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if you will

adverb

Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction. But imagine, if you will, a world where these logistical problems were solved.
So to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard. These are "partial artifacts", if you will: the imaging process has merely amplified flaws that were already present in the original.
Similar: if you like
Used in conceding a description or choice of terms. He wasn't a very honest person; a liar, if you will.

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adv conceding a description

Español	por así decirlo, mejor dicho
Português	por assim dizer
Deutsch	wenn Sie so wollen, wenn du so willst, sozusagen
Italiano	per così dire
Русский	если угодно jesli ugodno

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@misc{if_you_will_2026,
  title = {if you will},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/if%20you%20will},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}