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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

if I may en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ɪf aɪ meɪ/

Meanings

  1. Without any following verb, implies a request to interrupt, to speak at length, or to take control, often when the speaker can introduce new, unexpected information or, alternatively, when the speaker disapproves of how a task was done and proposes to redo it.

Relateds

excuse me · pardon me · pardon