as if

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   in a way that suggests sth

In the movies · 53

• But I loved him as though we were originals.World of Tomorrow2015
• Looks as though your drugs haven't worn off yet.Life of Pi2012
• But you make it sound as though I did. I can hear it myself.Witness for the Prosecution1957
• As if he'll care.Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998
• It's as if I didn't.Friends: The Reunion2021
• As if by magic.The Last Duel2021
• As if you admire themGodzilla: King of the Monsters2019
• ...as if he had...The Great Gatsby2013

Learn it in full scenes

• Witness for the Prosecution1957
  • Sir Wilfrid Goes Home
  • Sir Wilfrid Hides Cigars in His Cane
  • Vole Tries to Hire Sir Wilfrid
• Friends: The Reunion2021
  • The Cast Returns to the Set
  • The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage
  • The Cast Reunites at the Fountain
• The Great Gatsby2013
  • Nick Begins His Story
  • Nick Dines with the Buchanans
  • Tom's Secret Apartment Party

From the same entry

• as against
• as and when
• as for
• as from… of
• as it is
• as it were
• as to
• as you do
• may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
• as yet

More idioms

• take care
• in that case
• no wonder
• thanks a lot
• first of all
• once and for all
• for real
• i'm afraid
• by myself
• be a good thing
• take place
• no longer