wouldst
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stressed/wʊdst/unstressed/wədst/
wouldst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of will.
Meaning of will
Verb
will (third-person singular simple present will, present participle willing, simple past would, no past participle)
- Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- Do not forget, will you?
- To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
- Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- He will be home by now. He always gets home before 6 o'clock.
- To habitually do (a given action).
- Boys will be boys.
- To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
- Will you marry me?
- To wish, desire (something).
- Do what you will.
Forms of wouldst
| alternative form | wouldest |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | wou'dst |
| alternative form (obsolete) | would'st |
Questions about wouldst
- What is wouldst the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
- Wouldst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of will.
- How do you pronounce wouldst?
- Wouldst is pronounced /wʊdst/ (stressed).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wouldst (page history and authors); will (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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