only if

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only if

conjunction

Not unless; used to introduce a necessary condition. The company will succeed only if it has sufficient backing.

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conj not unless

中文	只有...才 zhǐyǒu...cái
Français	ne que si
Deutsch	nur wenn

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"only if." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/only%20if. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{only_if_2026,
  title = {only if},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/only%20if},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}