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What does if only mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word if only? Here's what it means.

Phrase
  1. (idiomatic) I wish that; signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.
  2. (idiomatic) I wish that; signifies a regret about an action in the past.
  3. (idiomatic) Even if for no other reason than; only just.
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A minority bands together and feels a kinship, if only for a moment that is as long as a muttered wassup, man?
This medieval market town, now an affluent commuter adjunct to Newcastle, is worth a visit, if only to see the striking Hexham Abbey.
It would be wonderful to see the town enter the competition if only to see what the outside adjudicators and judges think of our town.
While its volumes are down, it managed to increase its segment share, if only by a whisker.
I can picture myself in their place, garnering the accolades, the applause, the love, if only someone would take a chance on me.
The best wisecracks are the lines anybody would have said if only they had thought of them in that split-second.

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