Dictionary
would
Pronunciation: (wood; unstressed wud), [key]—
v.
1. a pt. and pp. of
will 1.
2. (used to express the future in past sentences):
He said he would go tomorrow.
3. (used in place of
will, to make a statement or form a question less direct or blunt):
That would scarcely be fair. Would you be so kind?
4. (used to express repeated or habitual action in the past):
We would visit Grandma every morning up at the farm.
5. (used to express an intention or inclination):
Nutritionists would have us all eat whole grains.
6. (used to express a wish):
Would he were here!
7. (used to express an uncertainty):
It would appear that he is guilty.
8. (used in conditional sentences to express choice or possibility):
They would come if they had the fare. If the temperature were higher, the water would evaporate.
9. would have, (used with a past participle to express unfulfilled intention or preference):
I would have saved you some but Jimmy took it all.
10. would like, (used to express desire):
I would like to go next year.
11. would rather. See
rather (def. 7).
would
Pronunciation: (wōld)), [key]—
n.
weld
2.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
