English-Spanish translations for what if

• y si
  ¿Pero y si se hiciera realidad? What if it were to come true, though?

Definition of what if

• Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event
• Used to introduce a speculation about a future event
• Used to introduce a speculation about a past event. Often the basis for counterfactual historical interpretations

Synonyms

• how about

Examples

• What if we arrange it for 9:00 instead of 10:00?
• What if we could learn to get along? What would happen then?
• What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated? How might the Reconstruction of the Southern States have been handled?

Related words

• that's what I'm talking about
• if you know what I mean
• I know you are but what am I
• what can I say
• what should I do
• what was I thinking
• I don't know what to do
• what can I do for you
• when I am gone, come what will