would

/wəd/verb
Early Childhood
1

Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.

2

Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)

3

Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.

4

Wanted to.

5

Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses.

6

Wished, desired (something).

7

Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another.

8

Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.

9

Suggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.

10

Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

#archaic#obsolete