I'd Hate (for) Somebody/something To Do Something | Meaning Of I'd ...

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 I’d hate (for) somebody/something to do something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI’d hate (for) somebody/something to do somethingI’d hate (for) somebody/something to do somethingspokenWANT used to emphasize that you do not want something to happen  I’d hate you to go.  I’d hate for him to think I wasn’t interested. → hateExamples from the CorpusI’d hate (for) somebody/something to do something• I'd hate some one to come along and see me.• I'd hate for my child to grow up in such a violent city.• I'd hate all that food to spoil.• I'd hate anyone to think that I did well out of dealing with the problem page. Exercises Exercises

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