Definition of "would like" []

• Want; desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.) (verb)
• Used to form polite requests (verb)

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• "“Mr. Mercier would like to see you,” he said, in the tone of voice he probably reserved for the pool cleaner and the chauffeur."
• "In addition, we would like to thank Greg Dinkin and Frank R. Scatoni, agents at Venture Literary, who went to extraordinary lengths to keep the momentum of this project moving forward at times when our energy was flagging."
• "We would like to see data on eggs that have been frozen for longer periods of time, Widra said."