Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word wouldbe.
Examples
-
With luck, by the time I started writing, I knew what my first and last sentences wouldbe.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Common Law School Exam Mistake 2010
-
(So, for example, a 100% tax on compensation payments for eminent domain takings would not be okay, but this wouldbe.)
The Volokh Conspiracy » Standing and Ripeness in State Lawsuits: 2010
-
I wouldbe all for going snagging and such if I had the equipment for it.
snagging fish 2009
-
I would imagine (she said, coyly) that both wouldbe.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Relative Risks of HIV Infection Among Gay and Bisexual Males 2010
-
Some contracts are falling through because appraisals come in too low and because wouldbe buyers aren't qualifying for mortgages.
Home Sales Climb But Prices Decline Nick Timiraos 2011
-
I wouldbe all for going snagging and such if I had the equipment for it.
snagging fish 2009
-
I am sure no one thought that in the 20th century it wouldbe against the law for priests to wear a cassock (Mexico) etc.
-
In fact, once such a scheme is adopted, toll gates could be placed anywhere, at any hours, if not immediately, then byamendment of the law, which wouldbe much easier to achieve than its adoption.
Henry J. Stern: Four Wheels Bad Henry J. Stern 2011
-
It is true that they should be hired anywhere, but is it really true that they wouldbe?
-
When normal people talk about something causing a shortage, they mean causing less of something to be available than otherwise wouldbe.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Further Left You Are the Less You Know About Economics: 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.