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

Would that still be the case if the companies remained as one?

From MarketWatch

What would that do to inflation?

From MarketWatch

“We had our fears as parents, as any parent would, that, OK, this is a different path than we thought our kid was going to be on, and we are worried about her safety and her future in this world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Would that trade-off be worth it?

From The Wall Street Journal

As Erica says early on: “What I think is, there are people who are suffering and you can’t go through your life as if they aren’t there and you don’t help them? If everyone did that, what kind of world would that be?”

From The Wall Street Journal