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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

would've en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɵdəv/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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  • /ˈwɵdə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈwʊdəv/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈwʊdə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈwʉdə/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈwʉdəv/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) Contraction of would + have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.
    alt of would
    • I would've gone if it hadn't rained.
    • We would've been warmer if you had closed the window.

Relateds

would of · woulda

Translations (3)

es hubiese (contraction) · es (él) habría (contraction) · es hubiera (contraction)