would

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (auxiliary) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
2. (auxiliary) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
3. (auxiliary) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
4. (archaic, auxiliary) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
5. (archaic, auxiliary) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
6. (auxiliary, obsolete) Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
7. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
8. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
9. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
10. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
11. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
12. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
13. (auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
14. (archaic, auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
15. (archaic, auxiliary) A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

Noun

Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

Intj

Ellipsis of I would, used to denote that the speaker finds another person sexually attractive.

Concepts

Use the conditional tense

vouloir

si seulement

Use the imperfect tense

veuillez

Synonymes

hypothetical

might

will

should

would have

soon

🔜

suppose

would that

shall

had

if only

ought

erstwhile

Traductions

würde

zouden

wollte

Use the conditional tense

Use the conjunctive mood

Use the conditional tense

volere

solere

por favor

volli

istemek

würden

Use the imperfect tense

immer ’’for emphasis on the repetitive nature

decoro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wʊd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de ancien anglais: wolde

In summary

From Old English wolde, past tense of willan, predecessor of will.
The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in should and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two).

Phrases

Why would I want to do that ?

Pourquoi voudrais-je faire ça?

I thought that everything I owned would be destroyed .

Je pensais que tout ce que je possédais serait détruit.

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

Ils sortiraient ensemble dansant ou à l'opéra ou au théâtre.

Paul would be working in Nottingham .

Paul travaillerait à Nottingham.

How many slices would you like Santiago ?

We would prefer for your search to be carried out discreetly .

Nous préférerions que votre recherche soit effectuée discrètement.