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   Would

   /wo͝od/

   

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   • 1. past of will
   • 2. (expressing the conditional mood) indicating the consequence of an imagined event or situation: "he would lose his job if he were identified"
   • ▪ used to give advice: "I wouldn't drink that if I were you"
   • 3. expressing a desire or inclination: "I would love to work in Prague"
   • 4. expressing a polite request: "would you pour the wine, please?"
   • ▪ expressing willingness or consent: "who would live here?"
   • 5. expressing a conjecture, opinion, or hope: "I guess some people would consider it brutal"
   • 6. used to make a comment about behavior that is typical: ironic "they would say that, wouldn't they?"
   • 7. expressing a wish or regret: literary "would that he had lived to finish it"

   Word Origin Old Englishwolde, past of wyllan (see will1).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • O

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   • U

     1

   • L

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   • D

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