Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
Would — Would, imp. of {Will}. [OE. & AS. wolde. See {Will}, v. t.] Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d {Will}. [1913 Webster] Note: Would was formerly used also as the past… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Would-be — a. Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would be poet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Would — may refer to: * English modal auxiliary verb#Would *Would?, a 1992 song by the grunge group Alice in Chains … Wikipedia
Would — Would, n. See 2d {Weld}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Would? — Single par Alice in Chains extrait de l’album Dirt Sortie 1992 Enregistrement 1992 Durée 3:27 Genre Grunge … Wikipédia en Français
would've — [wood′əv] contraction would have * * * … Universalium
Would — Will Will, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. {Would}. Indic. present, I will (Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye, they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan, OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan, Icel. & … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
would — verb, past of will Etymology: Middle English wolde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wolta wished, desired Date: before 12th century 1. a. archaic wished, desired b. archaic wish for ; want c. (1) … New Collegiate Dictionary
would — would1 /wood/; unstressed /weuhd/, v. 1. a pt. and pp. of will1. 2. (used to express the future in past sentences): He said he would go tomorrow. 3. (used in place of will, to make a statement or form a question less direct or blunt): That would… … Universalium
Would? — Infobox Single Name = Would? Caption = Artist = Alice in Chains from Album = Dirt A side = B side = Released = 1992 Format = CD, Cassette, Vinyl Recorded = 1992 Genre = Grunge Length = 3:27 Label = Columbia Records Producer = Alice in Chains,… … Wikipedia
would-be — /wood bee /, adj. 1. wishing or pretending to be: a would be wit. 2. intended to be: a would be kindness. n. 3. a person who wishes or pretends to be something: Opera singers and would bes should practice at least four hours a day. [1250 1300; ME … Universalium
