what if?
B1 used to ask about something that could happen in the future, especially something bad:
What if the bus is late?
What if you don't pass your exams?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- come
- devil
- extent
- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- whenever
- where
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
- world
- would you like...? idiom
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