He won’t be interested.
He wouldn’t be interested.
Is there any difference in the meaning? are “won’t” and “wouldn’t” interchangeable?
2006-10-11 20:01:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
He won’t be interested. - DEFINITE ANSWER - DECISIVE
He wouldn’t be interested. - NOT SURE ANSWER. - DILEMMA
2006-10-11 21:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by senthil r 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are not the same. "Won't" is a contraction of "will not". Here are the definitions of "will" according to Webster:
1 -- used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal
2 -- used to express frequent, customary, or habitual action or natural tendency or disposition
3 -- used to express futurity
4 -- used to express capability or sufficiency
5 -- used to express probability and often equivalent to the simple verb
6 a -- used to express determination, insistence, persistence, or willfulness b -- used to express inevitability
7 -- used to express a command, exhortation, or injunction
"Would" is an inflected form of "will" expressing past tense, subjunctive, or hypothetical situations.
2006-10-11 20:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by David F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not the same.
Would is a modal verb where as will is just a verb. Would states probability whereas will (or won't (negative form)) express a certainty. Would states an opinion, ie "he would do it but..." and requires another verb (implied or otherwise) to make it a real sentence. Will (or won't) do not require another verb, can stand alone and shows that you are sure that this will not happen.
sorry for the ramblings, hope that helps.
2006-10-11 20:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some instances they are interchangeable. But if you said "She won't go to the store" you are talking about the present and if you say "She wouldn't go to the store" it implies the past tense. Also, you could say "I wouldn't do that if I were you" but it doesn't make sense to say, "I won't do that if I were you."
2006-10-11 20:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One is relative, the other is literal and in the present. Would is the conditional use of the verb.
I would not go out with him (because, if, after, etc).
I won't go out with him.
2006-10-11 20:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by wife of Ali Pasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell yeah there's a difference. It's in the amount of certitude.
One is definite, the other is subjective opinion / open to debate.
2006-10-11 20:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by center of the universe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
im not exactly sure on this one but i think the word"wont is not a good word". Instead is say "he wont be interested" i would rather say "he would'nt be interested".
IM not sure but i think wont is slang, kinda like the word"aint"
2006-10-11 20:09:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kristi A 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes interchangeable
2006-10-11 20:08:53 · answer #8 · answered by Jason C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
will not, and would not. Generally present vs past tense.
2006-10-11 20:05:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋