wouldst

American

[woodst, wootst] / wʊdst, wʊtst /

Also wouldest

verb

Archaic.

2nd person singular past tense of will.

wouldst British

/ wʊdst /

verb

archaic a singular form of the past tense of will 1

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Example Sentences

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And they waxed wroth against the High Priestess and said, Didst thou not sware, even unto seven times, that thou wouldst not call a snap election?

From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2017

JULIET: Oh fair chance wouldst be a fine thing!

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2016

Prithee wouldst thou extinguish it, or hie thee to the lobby?

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2015

Thou wouldst that I Should stay because of how thou feelest in Thy heart about me.

From Slate • May 28, 2014

Maxine-Ismene replied, “Thou wouldst bury him, when ’tis forbidden to Thebes?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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