Definitions for would
wʊd; unstressed wədwould

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. would(Verb)

   As a past-tense form of will.

2. would(Verb)

   As a modal verb.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Would

   of Will

2. Would(verb)

   commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d Will

3. Would(noun)

   see 2d Weld

Origin: [OE. & AS. wolde. See Will, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Would

   wood, pa.t. of will.—adj. Would′-be, aspiring, trying, or merely professing to be.—n. a vain pretender. [A.S. wolde, pa.t. of willan.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'would' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #43

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'would' in Written Corpus Frequency: #55

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'would' in Verbs Frequency: #6

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of would in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of would in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of would in a Sentence

1. Chris Christie:

   You bet I would.

2. Karen Handel:

   I would hope so.

3. John Kerry:

   We would be fools.

4. Bertrand Piccard:

   It would be stupid.

5. Donald Trump:

   Who would say that?

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