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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Meta has rules against “coordinated inauthentic behavior” but it’s not clear whether Lincoln Media’s websites would cross that line.

From Los Angeles Times

But so far this season, no lower-league team has been knocked out by Premier League opposition on penalties when they would have had a replay in the old days.

From BBC

We could say my whole life is a vacation, but I would tell you that the definable vacation that I really do take is that we spend the summer in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Do we really need to hear what Netflix show would get an actor through the apocalypse?

From Salon

Sommerville said she recognised the Scottish government was facing a "challenge", but said they would focus on "priorities such as improving the NHS further".

From BBC