if you want to
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Meaning · English
if someone wants something, they must do a particular thing
Literally: conditional desire
Register: neutral
Examples
If you want to get a visa to go to America, you have to go through a lot of channels first.Nếu bạn muốn có được thị thực đi Mỹ, trước hết bạn phải làm đúng nhiều thủ tục.
I could tell you all the details if you want to know them.Tôi có thể kể cho cậu mọi chi tiết nếu cậu muốn biết về chúng.
Tatoeba sentence #836964 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “if you want to” mean?
if someone wants something, they must do a particular thing Literally: conditional desire
Is “if you want to” formal or informal?
if you want to is generally neutral.