Definition/Meaning of would've

• English - Contraction: would've (abbreviation, contraction) Contraction of would + have , indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past. I would've gone if it hadn't rained. We would've been warmer if you had closed the window.
• English - Pronunciation: (Australia, Received Pronunciation, US) IPA: /ˈwʊdəv/ , /ˈwʊdə/ (British, Southern, Standard) IPA: /ˈwɵdəv/ , /ˈwɵdə/ (Northern Ireland, Scotland) IPA: /ˈwʉdəv/ , /ˈwʉdə/ Rhymes: -ʊdəv