would have liked to

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English

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Etymology

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Ultimately from re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as a verb. See like to.

Adverb

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would have liked to (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US) nearly; almost
    I’d have liked to died laughing!

Usage notes

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Usually abbreviated in speech. The example sentence above, in normal speech, would probably sound more like "I'da like(-)ta died laughing!"

Synonyms

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