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Rarewouldst
The correct spelling is wouldst.
How to pronounce wouldst
verb
Say it like: Wow-lds-t
The correct spelling is wouldst. (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). For example: "Do what you will."
Usage Examples
“Do what you will.”
“I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine.”
“Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.”
Definition
verb
- 1.(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).
- 2.(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
- 3.(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
- 4.(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.
- 5.(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
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