Would - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wʊd|  American pronunciation of the word would
Brit.  |wʊd|  British pronunciation of the word would

verb

- (archaic) Wanted to (+ bare infinitive). [from 9th c.]
- Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to (+ bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly. [from 9th c.]
- Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time. [from 9th c.]
- (archaic) Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses. [from 9th c.]
- Was determined to; loosely, could naturally have been expected to (given the tendencies of someone's character etc.). [from 18th c.]
- As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will.Used to give a conditional or potential "softening" to the present; might, might wish. [from 9th c.]
- Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality (with a bare infinitive); indicating an action or state that is conditional on another. [from 9th c.]
- (chiefly archaic) Might wish (+ verb in past subjunctive); often used (with or without that) in the sense of "if only". [from 13th c.]
- Used to impart a sense of hesitancy or uncertainty to the present; might be inclined to. Now sometimes colloquially with ironic effect. [from 15th c.]
- Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to...? [from 15th c.]
Would you pass the salt, please?
- (chiefly archaic) Might desire; wish (something). [from 15th c.]
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