English-Spanish translations for would

• conditional tense
• por favor
  Me gustaría que lo aclarase, por favor. I would like him to clarify this, please.
  ¿Podría, por favor, examinar esta cuestión? Would you please look into this?
  Le pido, por favor, que compruebe la lista. I would ask you, please, to check the list.

Definition of would

• ''As a past-tense form of .''
• ''As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will.''
• Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality

Synonyms

• used to
• be so good as to
• kindly
• please

Examples

• Would you pass the salt, please?

Related words

• would-be
• Wouldham
• would like
• would you mind putting on your seat belt
• would you like to go out with me
• would not throw someone out of bed
• would have
• would you mind
• wouldn't hurt a fly