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PRONUNCIATION OF WOULD

would  [wʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOULD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Would is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WOULD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of would in the English dictionary

The first definition of would in the dictionary is with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire in a polite manner. Other definition of would is used as an auxiliary to describe a past action as being accustomed or habitual. Would is also I wish.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOULD

woubit
would not say boo to a goose
would-be
would´ve
wouldn´t
wouldn´t be seen dead in
wouldst
Woulfe bottle
wound
wound up
woundable
wounded
woundedly
wounder
woundily
wounding
woundingly
woundless
woundwort
woundy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOULD

black mould
blue mould
bread mould
break the mould
buttonmould
could
dariole mould
Gould
green mould
hood mould
jelly mould
leaf mould
mould
nould
remould
should
slime mould
sooty mould
unmould

Synonyms and antonyms of would in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «would» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOULD

Find out the translation of would to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of would from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «would» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

将会做
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verbo auxiliar de condicional
570 millions of speakers

English

would
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَوْفَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

согласиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verbo usado para exprimir possibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

would
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conditionnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

würde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・するつもりだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~할 것이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bakal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng ý sẽ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होईल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auxiliary verb for conditional mood
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie tłumaczy się na język polski; służy do tworzenia trybu warunkowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допоміжне дієслово для утворення майбутнього в минулому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skulle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of would

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOULD»

The term «would» is very widely used and occupies the 437 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of would
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOULD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «would» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «would» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about would

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOULD»

Discover the use of would in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to would and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Day No Pigs Would Die
In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today. From the Paperback edition.
Robert Newton Peck, 2010
2
What Would Audrey Do?: Timeless Lessons for Living with ...
What Would Audrey Do? is the answer: a complete Audrey primer, with rich anecdotes and insight from the people who knew her best, and Audrey-inspired lessons in loveliness, including: · Dating advice from the woman who enjoyed romances ...
Pamela Keogh, 2008
3
Would You Rather...: Over 200 Absolutely Absurd Dilemmas to ...
Readers are stumped with questions like: ? Would you rather watch a porn movie with your parents?or watch a porn movie starring your parents?? Would you rather fight Mike Tyson?or talk like him?
David Gomberg, Justin Heimberg, 1997
4
Who Would Jesus Kill?: War, Peace, and the Christian Tradition
Readable and thought-provoking,Who Would Jesus Kill?Provides an overview of approaches to war and peace within the Christian tradition.
Mark Allman, 2008
5
Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and ...
Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii.
Stuart Holmes Coleman, 2004
6
As a Gentleman Would Say: Responses to Life's Important (and ...
This easily accessible book focuses on those moments when knowing exactly what to say is an absolutely necessary challenge.
John Bridges, Bryan Curtis, 2012
7
The Theory that Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the ...
Today, Bayes' rule is used everywhere from DNA de-coding to Homeland Security.Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, The Theory That Would Not Die is the riveting account of how a ...
Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, 2011
8
What Would Google Do?: Reverse-Engineering the Fastest ...
What Would Google Do? is an astonishing, mind-opening book that, in the end, is not about Google. It’s about you.
Jeff Jarvis, 2011
9
Could You? Would You?
Presents provocative questions designed to test the reader's self-knowledge about abilities, family life, future careers, feelings, thoughts, habits, reactions, and attitudes, with a few possible answers to encourage the imagination.
Trudy White, 2007
10
How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the ...
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? is an indispensable book for anyone in business. Managers seeking the most talented employees will learn to incorporate puzzle interviews in their search for the top candidates.
William Poundstone, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOULD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term would is used in the context of the following news items.
1
This Is How Much A Big Mac Would Cost If The Minimum Wage Was …
If the minimum wage were increased to $15 an hour, prices at fast food restaurants would rise by an estimated 4.3 percent, according to a new study. That would ... «ThinkProgress, Aug 15»
2
Joe Biden in 2016: What Would Beau Do?
“Dad, I know you don't give a damn about money,” Beau told him, dismissing the idea that his father would take some sort of cushy job after the vice presidency ... «New York Times, Aug 15»
3
What paying fast food workers a living wage would do to the price of …
Would you pay 17 extra cents for a Big Mac if it meant the person who prepared it could earn a living wage? What about an extra 30 cents each time you ate out ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text
And, according to mobile security experts at the firm Zimperium, there's a gaping hole in the software — one that would let hackers break into someone's phone ... «NPR, Jul 15»
5
What would Reagan do?
EVERY four years, when presidential primary season rolls around, Republican voters long to find a new Ronald Reagan. This year a striking number of ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
6
Hillary Clinton's claim that a Democratic president would have paid …
“There's just a pattern here, where the other side continues to use the same old tired policies. They don't work and then Democrat presidents have to come in ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
The Short Answer What Would Grexit Look Like?
The euro was designed to be an irrevocable currency; there is no procedure in its rules or treaties for a country to stop using it. So precisely what would happen ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
How Long Would It Take To Drive To Pluto?
We don't make very good judges of distance, not on cosmic scales at least. Using our own wanderings on Earth as the judge of all things, evolution has left us ... «NPR, Jul 15»
9
What Would Thucydides Say About the Crisis in Greece?
(The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's recent fruitless meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin echoes the Melian hope that Sparta would fly to their rescue.). «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Joseph Stiglitz: how I would vote in the Greek referendum
Under a business-as-usual scenario, the money received would most likely just be lent ... If the government were simply fulfilling its campaign promises, it would ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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