would like

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.).
Would you like some tea or coffee?
I would like to congratulate you on your results.

(intransitive, with a full infinitive) Used to form polite requests
I would like to go swimming tomorrow.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

need want wish desiderate

Antonyms

distaste detest loathe abhor abominate execrate
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Examples

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. Socrates

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually. Frank Sinatra

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. Rosa Parks

There are some who see ill, and would like to see worse. Italian Proverb

A toad too would like to crack nuts, but he has no teeth. Russian Proverb

I would like to break off the flower, but the branch is too high. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

would it hurt would it kill someone would just as soon would lose one's head if it wasn't screwed on would love to would need