would that

Idioms  

1. I wish that, as in Would that I could stop working and go hiking with you. For a synonym, see if only.

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would that

But what would that actually look like in an experiment?

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

“If I say ‘Here’s a blank canvas, write me such and such,’ would that just be a melange of millions of other scripts?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

How would that be handled by the trust and trustee?”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

"My fear is that if we didn't give them something like Cyber Choices, where would they get that input and where would that input take them?"

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Or if they were, what good would that do, if they wanted to be gone?

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams