See would in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show your past plan or decision."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-HfnvaYem",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave."
},
{
"text": "It looked like it would rain soon."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-BSG09jY5",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks."
},
{
"text": "When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-8pTl~6Jo",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day."
},
{
"text": "If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning."
},
{
"text": "I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?"
},
{
"text": "\"Y equals 5x. If x equals two, what would Y be?\" \"Y would be ten.\""
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-BxkF0~gP",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Would you please explain that to me?"
},
{
"text": "Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to ask politely for something."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-hKPx4Ga9",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Would you like to go out for lunch then?"
},
{
"text": "Would you have some bread?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to offer something politely."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-Yoplvez2",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I would go back and talk to him about it."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to give advice."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-zLKZ1AhO",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He would come just when we were leaving."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed."
],
"id": "simple-would-en-verb-sk5dd-5S",
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"homophones": [
"wood"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wʊd/",
"tags": [
"stressed",
"UK",
"Australia",
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-would.ogg",
"tags": [
"stressed",
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wəd/",
"tags": [
"unstressed",
"UK",
"Australia",
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "would"
}
{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show your past plan or decision."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave."
},
{
"text": "It looked like it would rain soon."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks."
},
{
"text": "When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day."
},
{
"text": "If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning."
},
{
"text": "I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?"
},
{
"text": "\"Y equals 5x. If x equals two, what would Y be?\" \"Y would be ten.\""
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Would you please explain that to me?"
},
{
"text": "Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to ask politely for something."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Would you like to go out for lunch then?"
},
{
"text": "Would you have some bread?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to offer something politely."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I would go back and talk to him about it."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to give advice."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Modal auxiliary verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He would come just when we were leaving."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed."
],
"raw_tags": [
"modal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"homophones": [
"wood"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wʊd/",
"tags": [
"stressed",
"UK",
"Australia",
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-would.ogg",
"tags": [
"stressed",
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wəd/",
"tags": [
"unstressed",
"UK",
"Australia",
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "would"
}
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