if you will adverb3 •Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction.But imagine, if you will, a world where these logistical problems were solved. •So to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.These are "partial artifacts", if you will: the imaging process has merely amplified flaws that were already present in the original. •Used in conceding a description or choice of terms.He wasn't a very honest person; a liar, if you will.