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Wouldst

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

📖 Definitions of "Wouldst"

verb
  1. 1

    (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

    "Do what you will."

  2. 2

    (nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

  3. 3

    (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

  4. 4

    (auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

    "I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

verb
  1. 1

    To wish, desire.

  2. 2

    To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

  3. 3

    To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

    "All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

  4. 4

    To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

    "He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wouldst"

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WordDefinition
gabblenoun(ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
wherewithverb(archaic) With which; with what.
dothverb
knowestverb
doethverb
shewverbArchaic spelling of show. [(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).]
didstverb
spakeverb(Wales, mining) A type of wagon on rails used for carrying workers in and out of a colliery.
saithverbAlternative form of saithe (“type of fish”). [The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).]
theeverb(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
whereforeverb(conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
seethverb(intransitive) (figurative) Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
accursedverb(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
supplicateverb(transitive) To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
forfendverb(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
propitiatedverb(transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
besoughtverbTo beg or implore something of (a person).
thineverb
blasphemeverb(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
abasedverbHumbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.

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