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would have liked to

would have liked to adverb: nearly; almost.

Adverb

would have liked to (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US) nearly; almost
    • I’d have liked to died laughing!
    Synonyms:
    like to

Synonyms of would have liked to

Origin of would have liked to

Ultimately from re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as a verb. See like to.

Questions about would have liked to

What does would have liked to mean?
Would have liked to means nearly; almost.
What part of speech is would have liked to?
Would have liked to is an adverb.

Words near would have liked to in the dictionary

  1. wough
  2. woughs
  3. Woughton
  4. would
  5. would give a Jew's eye
  6. would have liked to
  7. would it hurt
  8. would it kill someone
  9. would like
  10. would lose one's head if it wasn't attached
  11. would lose one's head if it wasn't bolted on

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