English Dictionary

would've

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwʊdəv/

略語

略語 別表記 短縮形

Contraction of would have indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.

日本語の意味

「would have」の短縮形。過去に起こらなかった別の出来事に条件付けられた、実現しなかった行動や状態（もしその出来事が起こっていたならば起こっていた可能性があるもの）を指す表現。

If I'd known about the storm, I would've stayed home.

もし嵐のことを知っていたら、私は家にいたでしょう。

意味（1）

Contraction of would have indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.

We would've been warmer if you had closed the window.