ALL meanings of would
would
W w - noun would (expressing the conditional mood) Indicating the consequence of an imagined event or situation. 1
- auxiliary verb would in conditional sentences 1
- auxiliary verb would used to show politeness 1
- auxiliary verb would will: in reported speech 1
- auxiliary verb would repeated action in past 1
- auxiliary verb would typical of sb 1
- verb would a simple past tense and past participle of will1 . 1
- verb would (used to express the future in past sentences): He said he would go tomorrow. 1
- verb would (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? 1
- verb would (used to express repeated or habitual action in the past): We would visit Grandma every morning up at the farm. 1
- verb would (used to express an intention or inclination): Nutritionists would have us all eat whole grains. 1
- verb would (used to express a wish): Would he were here! 1
- verb would (used to express an uncertainty): It would appear that he is guilty. 1
- verb would (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. 1
- verb would would have, (used with a past participle to express unfulfilled intention or preference): I would have saved you some but Jimmy took it all. 1
- idioms would at will, at one's discretion or pleasure; as one desires: to wander at will through the countryside. at one's disposal or command. 1
- noun would the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will. 1
- noun would power of choosing one's own actions: to have a strong or a weak will. 1
- noun would the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will. 1
- noun would wish or desire: to submit against one's will. 1
- noun would purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness: to have the will to succeed. 1
- noun would the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: to work one's will. 1
- noun would disposition, whether good or ill, toward another. 1
- noun would Law. a legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses. the document containing such a declaration. 1
- verb with object would to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will: He can walk if he wills it. 1
- verb with object would to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will: If he wills success, he can find it. 1
- verb with object would to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise. 1
- verb with object would to influence by exerting control over someone's impulses and actions: She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist. 1
- verb without object would to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do. 1
- verb without object would to decide or determine: Others debate, but the king wills. 1
- modal verb would You use would to talk about something which happened regularly in the past but which no longer happens. 0
- modal verb would You use would have with a past participle when you are saying what was likely to have happened by a particular time. 0
- modal verb would You use would have with a past participle when you are referring to the result or effect of a possible event in the past. 0
- modal verb would If you say that someone would have liked or preferred something, you mean that they wanted to do it or have it but were unable to. 0
- modal verb would You use would, usually in negative sentences, to criticize something that someone has done and to express your disapproval of it. 0
- verb would used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire in a polite manner 0
- verb would used as an auxiliary to describe a past action as being accustomed or habitual 0
- verb would I wish 0
- abbreviation WOULD will2 0
- auxiliary verb would used to express a supposition or condition 0
- auxiliary verb would used to make a very polite or formal request 0
- verb transitive would if only; I wish 0
- verb would (heading) As a past-tense form of will. 0
- verb would (heading) As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will. 0
- modal verb would You use would when you are saying what someone believed, hoped, or expected to happen or be the case. 0
- modal verb would You use would when saying what someone intended to do. 0
- modal verb would You use would when you are referring to the result or effect of a possible situation. 0
- modal verb would You use would, or would have with a past participle, to indicate that you are assuming or guessing that something is true, because you have good reasons for thinking it. 0
- modal verb would You use would in the main clause of some 'if' and 'unless' sentences to indicate something you consider to be fairly unlikely to happen. 0
- modal verb would You use would to say that someone was willing to do something. You use would not to indicate that they refused to do something. 0