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would — [ wud ] modal verb *** Would is usually followed by an infinitive without to : A picnic would be nice. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: They didn t do as much as they said they would. In conversation and informal writing,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
would — W1S1 [wud] modal v negative short form wouldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past intentions/expectations)¦ 2¦(imagined situations)¦ 3¦(past habits)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(offering/inviting)¦ 6¦(what somebody wants)¦ 7¦(past purpose)¦ 8 would not … Dictionary of contemporary English
would that — literary phrase used for saying that you wish that something were true, especially when you know that it is impossible Would that all questions were so easy to answer! Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym ways of saying you are sorry or regret… … Useful english dictionary
would — /wUd/ verb (modal verb) 1 used instead of will to describe what someone has said, asked etc: They said they would meet us at 10.30 at the station. 2 used instead of will with a past tense verb or to show what is likely or possible: What would you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
would that — or[I would that] or[would God] or[would heaven] {literary} I wish that. Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. * /Would that I could only drop… … Dictionary of American idioms
would that — or[I would that] or[would God] or[would heaven] {literary} I wish that. Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. * /Would that I could only drop… … Dictionary of American idioms
would\ God — • (I) would that • would God • would heaven literary I wish that. Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. Would that I could only drop everything… … Словарь американских идиом
would\ heaven — • (I) would that • would God • would heaven literary I wish that. Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. Would that I could only drop everything… … Словарь американских идиом
would\ that — • (I) would that • would God • would heaven literary I wish that. Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. Would that I could only drop everything… … Словарь американских идиом
Literary theory — in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. [Culler 1997, p.1] However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes in addition to, or even instead of literary… … Wikipedia
Literary fiction — is a term that has come into common usage since around 1970, principally to distinguish serious fiction (that is, work with claims to literary merit) from the many types of genre fiction and popular fiction (i.e., paraliterature). In broad terms … Wikipedia
