'd

//d// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Contraction of had, as an auxiliary verb. abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction

    "He’d done his best, but it hadn't been enough."

  2. 2
    Contraction of had, as a main verb, but not a phrasal verb. abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction

    "I'd no reason to doubt him."

  3. 3
    Contraction of would or should. abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction

    "I’d like to help, but I have no time."

  4. 4
    Contraction of did. abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, colloquial, contraction

    "Hey, where’d everybody go? Why’d they take off?"

Synonyms

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'ld

Example

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"He’d done his best, but it hadn't been enough."

Etymology

Contraction of would or had.

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