- would + verb
- Общая лексика: уж (He would know! - Он-то уж знает!)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
would + verb
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would — [ wud ] modal verb *** Would is usually followed by an infinitive without to : A picnic would be nice. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: They didn t do as much as they said they would. In conversation and informal writing,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 — 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 — may refer to: * English modal auxiliary verb#Would *Would?, a 1992 song by the grunge group Alice in Chains … Wikipedia
would — ► MODAL VERB (3rd sing. present would) 1) past of WILL(Cf. ↑will), in various senses. 2) (expressing the conditional mood) indicating the consequence of an imagined event. 3) expressing a desire or inclination. 4) expressing a polite request. 5) … English terms dictionary
would that — literary phrase used for saying that you wish that something were true, especially when you know that it is impossible Would that all questions were so easy to answer! Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym ways of saying you are sorry or regret… … Useful english dictionary
verb — [vʉrb] n. [ME verbe < OFr < L verbum,WORD (used as transl. of Gr rhēma, verb, orig., word)] any of a class of words expressing action, existence, or occurrence, or used as an auxiliary or copula, and usually constituting the main element of … English World dictionary
would like — verb want; desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.) Would you like tea, or coffee? … Wiktionary
would of — verb Eye dialect misspelling and mispronunciation of would have or wouldve … Wiktionary
would — /wUd/ verb (modal verb) 1 used instead of will to describe what someone has said, asked etc: They said they would meet us at 10.30 at the station. 2 used instead of will with a past tense verb or to show what is likely or possible: What would you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
would — [[t]wəd STRONG wʊd[/t]] ♦ (Would is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English, would is often abbreviated to d.) 1) MODAL You use would when you are saying what someone believed, hoped, or expected to happen or be… … English dictionary
