if, n.Definitions

If is a two-letter word for futility.

If is fatality endowed with free will

If is a dizzy precipice at the end of every declarative sentence.

If is a tightrope that stretches from But to But.

If is the smallest unit of hope.

If is a word with which you can do anything you cannot do.

If is sure to lead to nonsense — With enough ifs we could put Paris into a bottle.

If is a small, magical, automatic hinge that can swing the doors of Chance in any direction.