would
verb/wʊd/
Frequency rank: #54 most common English word
Meaning
Used to say what might happen or be true in an imagined situation.
Example sentence
"If I knew the answer, I would tell you."
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More words in ranks 1–100
- thereUsed to say that something exists or is present.
- herBelonging to a female person or animal already mentioned.
- whichUsed to ask about or specify one or more from a set of things.
- timeThe minutes, hours, and days that pass; a period that passes.
- getTo receive, obtain, or come to have something.
- sheA female person or animal already mentioned.
- newRecently made, bought, created, or discovered.
- peopleHuman beings in general, or a group of them.
- howUsed to ask about the way or manner in which something is done.
- someAn amount or number that is not stated exactly.