"if you say so" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. (colloquial, dismissive) Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: whatever, agree to disagree Translations (conveying the speaker does not agree): du får ret, jeg får fred (Danish), niin kai sitten (Finnish), jos sanot niin (Finnish), si tu le dis (French), naja (German), skoro tak mówisz (Polish), si tú lo dices (Spanish), si vos lo decís (Spanish), säger du det så (Swedish), madem öyle diyorsun (Turkish), sen öyle diyorsan öyledir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-if_you_say_so-en-intj-oTHU4XxC

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for if you say so meaning in English (1.7kB)

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument."
      ],
      "id": "en-if_you_say_so-en-intj-oTHU4XxC",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dismissive) Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "whatever"
        },
        {
          "word": "agree to disagree"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "du får ret, jeg får fred"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "niin kai sitten"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "jos sanot niin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "si tu le dis"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "naja"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "skoro tak mówisz"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "si tú lo dices"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "si vos lo decís"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "säger du det så"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "madem öyle diyorsun"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
          "word": "sen öyle diyorsan öyledir"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "if you say so"
}
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dismissive) Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "whatever"
    },
    {
      "word": "agree to disagree"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "du får ret, jeg får fred"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "niin kai sitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "jos sanot niin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "si tu le dis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "naja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "skoro tak mówisz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "si tú lo dices"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "si vos lo decís"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "säger du det så"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "madem öyle diyorsun"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "conveying the speaker does not agree",
      "word": "sen öyle diyorsan öyledir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "if you say so"
}

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