English-Dutch translations for if only

• hebben
  De crisis zal gevolgen hebben voor de wereldhandel of toch zeker voor een aantal sectoren.The crisis will have effects on world trade, if only in certain sectors.
• hebben maar
• maar
  Was er maar sprake van een dialoog met de burgers. If only we had civil dialogue.
  Hadden we maar een tweerichtingsdialoog. If only we had two-way dialogue.
  Soms concludeer je dan: had ik maar?. Sometimes one's conclusion is: if only I had ?
• was het maar zo dat

Definition of if only

• I wish that;
• I wish that;
• Even if for no other reason than; only just

Examples

• It made me feel better, if only for a moment.
• It wont be much fun if only guys turn up to the party.
• If only I could win the lottery
• If only I had ​listened to my parents
• I was pretty sure I wanted a red shirt, but I still tried on one blue one if only to make sure thats definitely not what I wanted

Related words

• if and only if
• only if
• one is only as good as one's last shift