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How to pronounce would
Say it like this: /ˈwʊd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does would mean?
verbPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
“I'm really flattered you would call your daughter after me.”
Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)
“When we were younger, we would cycle out to the beach most summer Sundays.”
Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.
“I asked her to stay in with me, but she would go out.”
nounSomething that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
“Shushona you must learn to rightfully prioritize all the woulds, shoulds and coulds of your life.”
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