Definitionen
1.VerbPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"On my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.; Hi! I thought I'd come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.; I'm really flattered you would call your daughter after me.; They thought anything Elvis did would sell, but that was not true.; When we were younger, we would cycle out to the beach most summer Sundays.; I asked her to stay in with me, but she would go out."
2.VerbUsed to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"On my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.; Hi! I thought I'd come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.; I'm really flattered you would call your daughter after me.; They thought anything Elvis did would sell, but that was not true."
3.VerbUsed to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)"When we were younger, we would cycle out to the beach most summer Sundays."
4.VerbWas or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something."I asked her to stay in with me, but she would go out."
5.VerbWanted to.
6.VerbUsed with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses.
7.VerbWished, desired (something).
8.VerbA modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.
Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another."If I won the lottery, I would give half the money to charity.; I'd never do anything that went against my conscience.; I would love to come and visit.; Look at that yummy cake! I would eat that all up!; Most other people would do it differently, helping anybody who was in trouble, whether they knew them or not.; I would ask you all to sit down.; I would imagine that they have already left.; I would say/think we would/might do better to catch the earlier flight.; It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I would write and complain.; She looked as if she would be sick.; He's very security-conscious, so he would have remembered to lock the door.; They would be arriving in London round about now.; Sorry, officer, I wouldn't know anything about the crime, since I was nowhere near the scene.; Would you pass the salt, please?; Just reach me down that file, would you."
9.VerbUsed as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another."If I won the lottery, I would give half the money to charity.; I'd never do anything that went against my conscience."
10.VerbWithout explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action."I would love to come and visit.; Look at that yummy cake! I would eat that all up!; Most other people would do it differently, helping anybody who was in trouble, whether they knew them or not."
11.VerbSuggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc."I would ask you all to sit down.; I would imagine that they have already left.; I would say/think we would/might do better to catch the earlier flight."
12.VerbUsed to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation."It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I would write and complain."
13.VerbUsed to express the speaker's belief or assumption."She looked as if she would be sick.; He's very security-conscious, so he would have remembered to lock the door.; They would be arriving in London round about now."
14.VerbCould naturally be expected to (given the situation, the tendencies of someone's character etc.)."Sorry, officer, I wouldn't know anything about the crime, since I was nowhere near the scene."
15.VerbUsed interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?"Would you pass the salt, please?; Just reach me down that file, would you."
16.VerbMight wish (+ verb in past subjunctive); often used in the first person (with or without that) in the sense of "if only".
17.VerbMight desire; wish (something).
18.NounSomething that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
19.InterjectionEllipsis of I would, used to denote that the speaker finds another person sexually attractive.