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second conditional

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A structure used to convey about improbable or impossible events in the present or future, containing an if clause (with a verb in the simple past) and a main clause (with would + an infinite verb).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • "If I had a billion dollars, I would buy a medieval castle" involves a second conditional.

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