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Meaning
Verb
●
Past
tense
of will; usually
followed by
a
bare
infinitive.
Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in
the past
",
indicating
a
futurity
relative
to a
past
time.
Used to; was or were
habitually
accustomed
to;
indicating
an
action
in
the past
that
happened
repeatedly
or commonly.
Was or were
determined
to;
indicating
someone's
insistence
upon doing something.
Could
naturally
have been
expected
to (given the
tendencies
of
someone's
character
etc.).
Wanted to.
Used with
ellipsis
of the
infinitive
verb
, or
postponement
to a
relative clause
, in various senses.
Wished,
desired
(something).
●
A
modal verb
, the
subjunctive
of will; usually
followed by
a
bare
infinitive.
Used as the
auxiliary
of the
simple
conditional
modality
,
indicating
a state or
action
that is
conditional
on another.
Without
explicit
condition
, or with
loose
or
vague
implied
condition
,
indicating
a
hypothetical
or
imagined
state or action.
Suggesting
conditionality
or
potentiality
in order to
express
a
sense
of
politeness
,
tentativeness
,
indirectness
,
hesitancy
,
uncertainty
, etc.
Used to
express
what the
speaker
would
do in
another person's
situation
, as a means of
giving
a
suggestion
or recommendation.
Used to
express
the speaker's
belief
or assumption.
Used
interrogatively
to
express
a
polite
request
; are (you)
willing
to …?
Might
wish
(+
verb
in
past
subjunctive
); often used in the
first person
(with or without that) in the
sense
of "if only".
Might
desire
;
wish
(something).
Noun
●
Something that would
happen
, or would
be the case
, under different
circumstances
; a potentiality.
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