would

Betekenis

Verb

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wʊd/

Etymologie

From Old English wolde, past tense of willan, predecessor of will.

Zinnen

How would you like to work for me ?

Hoe zou je voor mij willen werken?

If it were , he would already have heard of it .

Als dat zo was, zou hij er al van hebben gehoord.

They would be happy and we would be happy .

Ze zouden gelukkig zijn en we zouden gelukkig zijn.

I thought you would be pleased with them .

Ik dacht dat je tevreden met ze zou zijn.

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

En na het bad zou een scheerbeurt niet slecht zijn.

It would have been visible to me , had I only looked up as it passed .

Het zou voor mij zichtbaar zijn geweest, als ik alleen op had gekeken toen het voorbij was.

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Waarom zou hij anders zijn belangrijkste rivaal vertellen om zich voor te bereiden op een run?

Three days from now , he would be with the merchant's daughter .

Drie dagen vanaf nu zou hij bij de dochter van de koopman zijn.