• (imp.) of Will • (n.) See 2d Weld. • (v. t.) Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d Will. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/would/
Would imperfect of Will . [ Middle English & Anglo-Saxon wolde . See Will , transitive verb ] Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d Will . » Would was former... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/52