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 [wʊd (unstressed) wəd]

vb (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)

1. used as an auxiliary to form the past tense or subjunctive mood of will¹

2. (with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject) used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire in a polite manner would you help me, please?

3. used as an auxiliary to describe a past action as being accustomed or habitual every day we would go for walks

4. I wish would that he were here

Usage: See at should

Translations

would [wʊd] AUX VB, MODAL 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 hecho
you would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker → nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna
would you go there by yourself? → ¿irías allí sola?
I would have a word with him (if I were you) → sería aconsejable discutirlo con él
I wouldn't worry too much if I were you → yo en tu lugar no me preocuparía demasiado

2. (in indirect speech) I said I would do it → te dije que lo haría or hacía
I thought you would want to know → pensé que querrías saber

3. (emphatic) you would be the one to forget! → ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!
it would be you! → ¡tú tenías que ser!
he would say that, wouldn't he? → es lógico que dijera eso

4. (conjecture) what would this be? → ¿qué será esto?
it would have been about eight o'clock → serían las ocho
it would seem so → así parece ser

5. (indicating willingness)

5.1. (in invitations) → querer
would you like some tea?; would you care for some tea? → ¿quiere tomar un té?
would you come this way? → pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor

5.2. (requests, wishes) would you close the door please? → ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?
please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? → ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?
would you mind? → si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente
what would you have me do? → ¿qué quieres que haga?

5.3. (insistence) I told her not to but she would do it → le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo

5.4. (refusal) he wouldn't do it → no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo
he wouldn't say if it was true → no quiso decir si era verdad
the car wouldn't start → el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar

6. (habit) he would paint it each year → solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año

7. (in set expressions)
would that it were not so! (o.f., poet) → ¡ojalá(y)no fuera así!
would to God!, would to heaven! (liter) → ¡ojalá!
try as he would → por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase

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would [ˈwʊd](STRONG) [wəd] modal aux vb

(conditional) I would do it if ... → Je le ferais si ...
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.
would that (= if only) → si seulement
Would that it were true → Si seulement c'était vrai.

(in offers, invitations, requests) would you like ... → voulez-vous ..., veux-tu ...
Would you like a biscuit? → Voulez-vous un biscuit?
Would you like to go and see a film? → Veux-tu aller voir un film?

(expressing preference, desire) I'd like ... → j'aimerais ...
I'd like to go to America → J'aimerais aller en Amérique.
Shall we go and see a film? - Yes, I'd like that → Si on allait voir un film? - Oui, j'aimerais bien.

(in indirect speech) I said I would ...
I said I would do it → J'ai dit que je le ferais.

(emphatic)
It WOULD have to snow today! → Naturellement il neige aujourd'hui!, Il fallait qu'il neige aujourd'hui!

(= be willing) → vouloir
He wouldn't say where he got the information → Il ne voulait pas dire où il avait eu cette information.
She wouldn't do it → Elle n'a pas voulu le faire., Elle a refusé de le faire.
would you (in requests) → est-ce que vous voulez bien
Would you close the door please? → Est-ce que vous voulez bien fermer la porte s'il vous plaît?

(conjecture) it would have been midnight → il devait être minuit

(past) he would go there on Mondays → il y allait le lundi
would-be [ˈwʊdbiː] adj
a would-be actor → un(e) aspirant(e) acteur/trice
a would-be writer → un aspirant écrivain
a would-be thief → un éventuel voleur

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would pret of will¹

modal aux vb

(conditional) 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; I thought you would want to know → ich dachte, du wüsstest es gerne or du würdest es gerne wissen; if I were you, I would … → wenn ich du wäre, würde ich …; who would have thought it? → wer hätte das gedacht?; you would think … → man sollte meinen …; you would never know he was fifty → die Fünfzig sieht man ihm wirklich nicht an

(in indirect speech) she said she would come → sie sagte, sie würde kommen or sie käme; I said I would, so I will → ich habe gesagt, ich würde es tun und ich werde es auch tun

(emph) you would be the one to get hit → typisch, dass ausgerechnet du getroffen worden bist; you would be the one to forget → typisch, dass du das vergessen hast, das sieht dir ähnlich, dass du es vergessen hast; I wouldn’t know → keine Ahnung; you would! → das sieht dir ähnlich!; he would have to come right now → ausgerechnet jetzt muss er kommen; you would think of that/say that, wouldn’t you! → von dir kann man ja nichts anderes erwarten; it would have to rain → es muss auch ausgerechnet regnen!

(insistence) I warned him, but he would do it → ich habe ihn gewarnt, aber er musste es ja unbedingt or um jeden Preis tun; he wouldn’t listen/behave → er wollte partout nicht zuhören/sich partout nicht benehmen; he wouldn’t be told → er wollte sich (dat) → einfach nichts sagen lassen

(conjecture) it would seem so → es sieht wohl so aus; it would have been about 8 o’clock → es war (wohl) so ungefähr 8 Uhr; what would this be? → was ist das wohl?; you wouldn’t have a cigarette, would you? → Sie hätten nicht zufällig eine Zigarette?

(= wish) → möchten; what would you have me do? → was soll ich tun?; try as he would → sosehr er es auch versuchte; the place where I would be (old, liter) → der Ort, an dem ich sein möchte; would (that) it were not so! (old, liter) → wenn das doch nur nicht wahr wäre!; would to God he would come → gebe Gott, dass er kommt; would to God he hadn’t come → ich wünsche zu Gott, er wäre nicht gekommen

(in questions) would he come? → würde er vielleicht kommen?; would he have come? → wäre er gekommen?; would you mind closing the window? → würden Sie bitte das Fenster schließen?; would you care for some tea? → hätten Sie gerne etwas Tee?

(habit) he would paint it each year → er strich es jedes Jahr, er pflegte es jedes Jahr zu streichen (geh); 50 years ago the streets would be empty on a Sunday → vor 50 Jahren waren sonntags die Straßen immer leer

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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'') (halukkuutta ilmaisemassa) -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 …했을 것이다 (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) (ilmaisemassa tapahtumaa tai sen todennäköisyyttä) -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 …할 것이다 (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. (如條件符合)可能會發生 （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 (mielipidettä ilmaisemassa) -rais, -rais, -rait... (feltételes szándék:) inkább... lebih suka mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) ～したい ...하고 싶다 (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. (委婉表示偏好、意見) 寧可，可能會 （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 (tyytymättömyyttä ilmaisemassa) 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 (강조) 놀라움을 표시 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，表示惱怒)免不了會 виражає роздратованність زور دے کر کہنا sử dụng để nhấn mạnh （加重语气）表示烦恼

adj would-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 haluava qui se veut, soi-disant מִתייַמֵר भावी navodni leendő calon sem vill vera, telur sig vera sedicente, preteso ～のつもりの 자칭의 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 試圖(希望或假裝)成為，準… 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 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 (정중하게) ...하도록 부탁합니다 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 (客氣地請求)能麻煩您…嗎？ виражає ввічливе прохання مہربانی کر کے کیا dùng trong yêu cầu một cách lịch sự （表示请求）