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would like

verb

Definitions

  1. To want

    To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)

    • Would you like some tea?... I asked if you’d like to have some tea.
    • How would you like to go to the cinema?
    • What about going for a run? ~I'd like to.

  2. Used to politely express a want or desire [with infinitive].

    • I would like to congratulate you on your results.
    • You wouldn't like to come along, by any chance?
    • If you'd like to come this way, I'll show you the house.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for would like. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA