would have liked to
advEtymology
Ultimately from re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as a verb. See like to.
Definitions
nearly
nearly; almost
- I’d have liked to died laughing!
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for would have liked to. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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