If i have to meaning in English

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Definition

if I have to: if I must, if it's essential, if it's necessary idiom

I'll come and pick you up if I have to. I don't really want to but I will if it's necessary.

Examples

"I'll visit our facilities in Asia myself, if I have to."
"I'll take it by mouth or inject it intravenously, if I have to."

Exercise 1

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Bruno tells Susie that she must cancel her plans for an anti-exploitation ad campaign.

Bruno is concerned about the negative press which might result from Delavigne's labor practices.

Bruno will travel to Asia to personally inspect Delavigne's facilities, if necessary.

Bruno wants to find an independent organization to hire a certified subcontracting partner.

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Bruno tells Susie that she must cancel her plans for an anti-exploitation ad campaign.

Bruno says, "Susie, you'll have to postpone your plans for the anti-exploitation ad campaign". The term "postpone" means to "put off to a later time" or to "delay". If Susie has to postpone something, that means that she had to delay it, but not cancel it, which means to "abandon" or "nullify" it.

Bruno is concerned about the negative press which might result from Delavigne's labor practices.

This statement is true. Bruno admits that the negative exposure which Susie warns against is a concern to him. He says, "if we're risking the type of negative exposure and financial risk... we will go in a different direction", meaning that he is ready to change labor practices because of his concern.

Bruno will travel to Asia to personally inspect Delavigne's facilities, if necessary.

At the beginning of the dialogue, Bruno states "I'll visit our facilities in Asia myself, if I have to." He is volunteering to travel to Asia and visit Delavigne's facilities personally, if that is what is required.

Bruno wants to find an independent organization to hire a certified subcontracting partner.

Bruno tells Philip and Susie that he isn't interested in the OILS charter, and that going into business with a third party doesn't interest him either. He also says that he is confident that the company can manage without becoming certified.

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