Would've

//ˈwʊdəv// contraction

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Contraction
  1. 1
    Contraction of would + have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

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

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"If he hadn't been tired, he would've gone."

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