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Would
/wʊd/
Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
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Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| oughtverb | (auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation. |
| expectedverb | Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. |
| wishverb | A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. |
| associationnoun | (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something. |
| onlynoun | Without others or anything further; exclusively. |
| dareverb | (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something). |
| clubnoun | (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything. |
| neververb | At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. |
| councilnoun | A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). |
| besnoun | (historical, numismatics) A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as. |
| gonnaverb | (colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present. |
| oughtaverb | — |
| wanna | "Wanna" is a song by South Korean girl group Kara from their second studio album, Revolution. |
| couldverb | conditional of can |
| mightnoun | (auxiliary) simple past of may |
| shouldnoun | Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. |
| shallverb | Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. |
| maynoun | (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. |
| intendednoun | Planned. |
| planned | Existing or designed according to a plan. |
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