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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Example Sentences

“If I were to stop doing this, would that stop it? The answer is no.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But it does hint strongly at extraterrestrial visitors being revealed to humankind with a tagline: "If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?"

From BBC

If all humans lived together on Earth in complete harmony, would that be utopia—or a nightmare?

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was here in L.A. with me, and I didn’t have much use for it. Then I thought, ‘Wait a minute, how cute would that be as a guest room?’”

From MarketWatch

“They’re very small, they’re really cute, and I said, ‘How would that do in this country?’”

From The Wall Street Journal