would've

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊdəv/, also /ˈwʊdə/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʊdəv

Contraction

would've

1. Contraction of would +‎ have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.

   We would've been warmer if you had closed the window.

   I would've gone if it hadn't rained.

Related terms

• would of
• woulda