would

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

hypothetical

might

will

should

would have

soon

🔜

suppose

would that

shall

had

if only

ought

erstwhile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wʊd/

Etymology

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

Sentences

How would you like to work for me ?

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

They would be happy and we would be happy .

How would you like a punch in the nose ?

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

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

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

Paul would be working in Nottingham .