"if you will" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} if you will
  1. Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction. Synonyms: if you like
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-XdIhPBGa
  2. So to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-w4-dOQcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English subordinate clauses, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 64 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of English subordinate clauses: 18 60 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 61 17
  3. Used in conceding a description. Translations (conceding a description): om du vil (Danish), om man vil (Danish), wenn du willst (German), wenn du so willst (German), si vis (Latin), że tak powiem (Polish), por assim dizer (Portuguese), если угодно (jesli ugodno) (Russian), ако ћемо право (ako ćemo pravo) [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), por así decirlo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-2YZAd68J Disambiguation of 'conceding a description': 4 27 69

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