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would

[wood, wuhd] / wʊd, wəd /

VERB

cause

Synonyms

STRONG

authorize bid command decree demand determine direct effect enjoin exert insist intend ordain order request resolve

WEAK

bring about decide on

Antonyms

STRONG

disallow forget neglect overlook reply waver

WEAK

keep pass receive

VERB

choose

Synonyms

STRONG

crave desire elect incline like opt please prefer want wish

WEAK

be inclined have a mind to see fit

Antonyms

STRONG

despise dislike hate ignore not want spurn

WEAK

keep neglect pass receive

VERB

give, bequeath to another

Synonyms

STRONG

bequest confer devise disinherit leave legate probate transfer

WEAK

cut off disherit pass on

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep

WEAK

neglect pass receive

Example Sentences

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Would one of the sport's all-time greats be able to approach her past excellence, or would she be a shadow of her former self?

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

She also paid tribute to her fellow nominees - Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, Susannah Flood and Kelli O'Hara - and joked: "Would someone like to write a play for five women? We are quite bankable."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Would MLS have happened? Would soccer continue to grow if there hadn’t been Caligiuri’s goal?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Would it make sense to stay another year while continuing to research the situation?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“I’m having some tea. Would you like any? Or hot chocolate. It’s the dehydrated kind, but it has marshmallows.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman