would

would  (wd)

aux.v. Past tense of will²

1. Used to express desire or intent: She said she would meet us at the corner.

2. Used to express a wish: Would that we had gone with you!

3. Used after a statement of desire, request, or advice: I wish you would stay.

4. Used to make a polite request: Would you go with me?

5. Used in the main clause of a conditional statement to express a possibility or likelihood: If I had enough money, I would buy a car. We would have gone to the beach, had the weather been good. See Usage Note at if.

6. Used to express presumption or expectation: That would be Steve at the door.

7. Used to indicate uncertainty: He would seem to be getting better.

8. Used to express repeated or habitual action in the past: Every morning we would walk in the garden.

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would

Verb

1. used as an auxiliary to form the past tense or subjunctive mood of will¹: he asked if she would marry him, that would be delightful

2. to express a polite offer or request: would you like some lunch?

3. to describe a habitual past action: sometimes at lunch time I would choose a painting to go and see

USAGE: See at should.

Translations

would [wud] aux vb 1. (conditional tense): if you asked him he would do it → si se lo pidieras, lo haría;

if you had asked him he would have done it → si se lo hubieras pedido, lo habría or hubiera hecho

2. (in offers, invitations, requests): would you like a biscuit? → ¿quieres una galleta?;

(formal) → ¿querría una galleta?;

would you ask him to come in? → ¿quiere hacerle pasar?;

would you open the window please? → ¿quiere or podría abrir la ventana, por favor?

3. (in indirect speech): I said I would do it → dije que lo haría

4. (emphatic): it WOULD have to snow today! → ¡tenía que nevar precisamente hoy!

5. (insistence): she wouldn't behave → no quiso comportarse bien

6. (conjecture): it would have been midnight → sería medianoche;

it would seem so → parece ser que sí

7. (indicating habit): he would go there on Mondays → iba allí los lunes

would [wud] aux vb 1. (conditional tense);

if you asked him he would do it → si vous le lui demandiez, il le ferait;

if you had asked him he would have done it → si vous le lui aviez demandé, il l'aurait fait

2. (in offers, invitations, requests);

would you like a biscuit? → voulez-vous un biscuit?;

would you close the door please? → voulez-vous fermer la porte, s'il vous plaît?

3. (in indirect speech);

I said I would do it → j'ai dit que je le ferais

4. (emphatic);

it would have to snow today! → naturellement il neige aujourd'hui! or il fallait qu'il neige aujourd'hui!

5. (insistence);

she wouldn't do it → elle n'a pas voulu or elle a refusé de le faire

6. (conjecture);

it would have been midnight → il devait être minuit;

it would seem so → on dirait bien

7. (indicating habit);

he would go there on Mondays → il y allait le lundi

would [wud] aux vb 1. (conditional tense);

if you asked him he would do it → wenn du ihn fragtest, würde er es tun;

if you had asked him he would have done it → wenn du ihn gefragt hättest, hätte er es getan

2. (in offers, invitations, requests);

would you like a biscuit? → möchten Sie ein Plätzchen?;

would you ask him to come in? → würden Sie ihn bitten hereinzukommen?

3. (in indirect speech);

I said I would do it → ich sagte, ich würde es tun

4. (emphatic);

it WOULD have to snow today! → ausgerechnet heute musste es schneien!

5. (insistence);

she wouldn't behave → sie wollte sich partout nicht benehmen

6. (conjecture);

it would have been midnight → es mochte etwa Mitternacht gewesen sein;

it would seem so → so scheint es wohl

7. (indicating habit);

he would go there on Mondays → er ging montags immer dorthin;

he would spend every day on the beach → er verbrachte jeden Tag am Strand

would [wud] aux vb 1. (conditional tense): if you asked him he would do it → se glielo chiedesse lo farebbe;

if you had asked him he would have done it → se glielo avesse chiesto lo avrebbe fatto

2. (in offers, invitations, requests): would you like a biscuit? → vorrebbe or vuole un biscotto?;

would you ask him to come in? → lo faccia entrare, per cortesia;

would you open the window please? → apra la finestra, per favore

3. (in indirect speech): I said I would do it → ho detto che l'avrei fatto

4. (emphatic): it WOULD have to snow today! → doveva proprio nevicare oggi!

5. (insistence): she wouldn't do it → non ha voluto farlo

6. (conjecture): it would have been midnight → sarà stata mezzanotte;

it would seem so → sembrerebbe proprio di sì

7. (indicating habit): he would go there on Mondays → andava lì ogni lunedì

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would

v would [wud]

1  past tense of will He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now. سوفَ في الزَّمَن الماضي Imperfekt von `will` (para formar el pasado de ``will'') -rais, -rais, -rait, ... (jövő idő kifejezésére:) azt mondta, másnap 9-kor elutazik akan mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) willの過去形 will의 과거형 (izsaka nākotni pagātnē) zou(den) ville, skulle iria, viria, teria, etc. voi, vei, va, vom, veţi, vor; aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar будет bom, boš, bo... skulle, ville Not: 'will'in geçmiş zaman hali. will的過去式 will的过去式

2 used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met) If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you. في جَواب الشَّرط عندما يَكون فِعْل الشَّرط في الماضي konditional: würde/n/st (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir) -rais, -rais, -rait... (feltételes mód:) Ha elhívnám a vendégségbe, eljönne? mungkin mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) ～するだろうに ...일 것이다, ...일 텐데?단순미래? (izsaka varbūtību, iespējamību) bakal zou(den) ville viria, teria vindo, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar бы bi skulle Not: olması muhtemel olan bir şeyden bahsedildiğinde kullanılır. (表示虛擬，假設等)將要 （表示虚拟，假设等）将要

3 used to express a preference, opinion etc politely I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today. تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّفْضيل أو عن الرّأي المُهَذَّب höflicher Ausdruck einer Vorliebe, Meinung, etc. (para expresar de forma educada una opinión) برای بیان نظر شخصی -rais, -rais, -rait... (feltételes szándék:) inkább... lebih suka mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) ～したい ...할[] 것이다?공손한 표현? (izsaka vēlēšanos, lūgumu) akan zou(den) ville faria, seria, preferiria, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar (было) бы bi skulle Not: Kibarca istek/fikir beyan edilirken kullanılır. (表示請求，使語氣婉轉)願，倒...的 （表示请求，使语气婉转）愿，倒...的

4 used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance I've lost my car-keys – that would happen! sou, sal تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوكيد للتَّعْبير عن الإنْزِعاج употреба за подчертаване to je nadělení det ertypisk! Ausdruck des Ärgers κι αυτό ήταν να συμβεί (para expresar disgusto o enfado) pidi ometi (nii minema)! برای بیان تاکید ça devait arriver מָתאִים ל- जोर दे कर कहने में उपयोग किया जाता है pret. od will ez elő szokott fordulni bisa gat nú skeð きまって～になる 바람직하지 못한 상황[]을 강조 Vajadzēja ar tā notikt! (not translated) uitgerekend nu... typisk!; selvsagt (ville det skje)! tinha que (acontecer) trebuia (ca asta) să se întâmple ну надо же (было) to je robota to se je moralo zgoditi bi [] nödvändigt skulle [] ใช้เน้นแสดงความรำคาญ Not: Kızgınlık ifade edilirken kullanılır. (加重語氣)表示煩惱 виражає роздратованність زور دے کر کہنا sử dụng để nhấn mạnh （加重语气）表示烦恼

adj ˈwould-be

trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be a would-be poet. aspirant راغِب في أن يكون، مُدَّعٍ който твърди, че е rádoby vordende Möchtegern-... επίδοξος aspirante, supuesto, frustrado, fracasado (kellekski) püüdlev به اصطلاح mahdollinen qui se veut, soi-disant מִתייַמֵר भावी navodni leendő calon sem vill vera, telur sig vera sedicente, preteso ～のつもりの 자칭 ..., ...지망의 bûsimas, tariamas, numatomas topošais; iespējamais bakal; kononnya would{#169}be vordende, aspirerende; såkalt rzekomy, niedoszły, domniemany pretenso care se vrea, aşa-zis так называемый tiež- tako imenovani u pokušaju tilltänkt, blivande, så kallad ซึ่งอยากจะเป็น sözde, sözüm ona, ... geçinen 將要成為 потенційний خواہشمند có thể trở thành 将要成为

would you

used to introduce a polite request to someone to do something (Please) would you close the door? sal تُسْتَعْمَل في الطَّلَب المُهَذَّب би ли mohl byste vil du være så venlig würdest Du, würden Sie θα είχατε την καλοσύνη te importaría kas te võiksite برای بیان تعارف و دعوت voisitko ystävällisesti voudriez-vous הַתַעֲשֶה זאת? किसी चीज के लिए आग्रह करने में उपयोग किया जाता है bi li ti, biste li vi? lennél szives (vmit megtenni) tolong vildirðu/viltu (vera svo vænn) (ausiliare per la formazione delle domande) ～して頂けますか gal malonėtumėt vai jūs nevarētu... boleh alstublieft vær så snill å, vennligst czy mógłbyś/mogłabyś itd. não se importa de...? ai/aţi vrea să... не могли бы вы mohol by si ali bi hoteli da li biste skulle du (ni) vilja ...? ขอร้องอย่างสุภาพ zahmet olmazsa ...-mısınız?, lütfen ...-misiniz? (表示請求) виражає ввічливе прохання مہربانی کر کے کیا dùng trong yêu cầu một cách lịch sự （表示请求）