(archaic)Wanted to ( + bare infinitive). [from 9th c.]
Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly. [from 9th c.]
Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time. [from 9th c.]
(archaic) Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses. [from 9th c.]
Was determined to; loosely, could naturally have been expected to (given the tendencies of someone's character etc.). [from 18th c.]
(heading) As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will.
Used to give a conditional or potential "softening" to the present; might, might wish. [from 9th c.]
Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality (with a bare infinitive); indicating an action or state that is conditional on another. [from 9th c.]
(chiefly archaic) Might wish ( + verb in past subjunctive); often used in the first person (with or without that) in the sense of "if only". [from 13th c.]
Used to impart a sense of hesitancy or uncertainty to the present; might be inclined to. Now sometimes colloquially with ironic effect. [from 15th c.]
Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …? [from 15th c.]
(chiefly archaic, transitive or control verb) Might desire; wish (something). [from 15th c.]
Noun
Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.