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What does "would not" mean here?

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Rebecca

"Would not" is the past tense form of "will not" and means that someone is not going to do something. In the case of the video here, "would not" is a conditional mood and means that in a hypothetical situation, he is not going to give up his family for anything. Here's a few examples of "would not": Ex: He would not eat anything. Ex: I would not make you do something you don't want to do.

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