Usually means: Exploring possibilities beyond current reality.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word what if:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. what if: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. what-if, what if: Merriam-Webster
  3. what-if, what-if, what if: Collins English Dictionary
  4. What-If, What-if, what-if, what if: Wordnik
  5. what if: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. what-if, what if: Wiktionary
  7. what-if: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. what-if, what if, what if: Dictionary.com
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  10. what if: FreeDictionary.org
  11. What if, what-if: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. what if: CCI Computer
  2. What if, what if: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. what if: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (what if)

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

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