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Common
verb
•
As a
past-tense
form of will.
Wished
,
desired
(something).
Wanted
to
(
+
bare
infinitive).
Used
to;
was
or
were
habitually
accustomed
to
(
+
bare
infinitive);
indicating
an
action
in
the
past
that
happened
repeatedly
or
commonly.
Used with
bare infinitive
to form the "anterior
future
",
indicating
a
futurity
relative
to a
past
time.
Used with
ellipsis
of the
infinitive
verb
, or
postponement
to a
relative clause
, in various
senses
.
Was
determined
to;
loosely
, could
naturally
have been
expected
to (given the
tendencies
of
someone's
character
etc.).
•
As a
modal verb
, the
subjunctive
of will.
Used to
give
a
conditional
or
potential
"softening" to
the present
; might, might
wish
.
Used as the
auxiliary
of the
simple
conditional
modality
(with a
bare infinitive
);
indicating
an
action
or
state
that is
conditional
on another.
Might
wish
(
+
verb
in
past
subjunctive);
often
used
in
the
first
person
(with
or
without
that)
in
the
sense
of
"if
only".
Used to
impart
a
sense
of
hesitancy
or
uncertainty
to
the present
; might be
inclined
to. Now sometimes
colloquially
with
ironic
effect
.
Used
interrogatively
to
express
a
polite
request
; are (you)
willing
to …?
Might
desire
;
wish
(something).
noun
•
Something that would
happen
, or would
be the case
, under different
circumstances
; a
potentiality
.
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it'd
says
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may well
ought to
will do
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does it
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Rhymes
cud
pud
hood
wood
good
could
stood
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would
should
bestood
firewood
withstood
Underwood
understood
unwithstood
misunderstood
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