would
would definition
would (wo̵od)
auxiliary verb
- will she said she would be finished before six, in those days we would talk for hours on end
- used to express a supposition or condition he would write if he knew you would answer; I wouldn't do that for anything
- used to make a very polite or formal request would you please open the window?
Etymology: ME wolde < OE, pt. of willan, to wish, will
transitive verb
Old Poet. if only; I wish would that she were here
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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