you'd

[ yood; unstressed yood, yuhd ]

1. contraction of you had:

   Sorry we missed you—you'd already left by the time we arrived.

2. contraction of you would:

   You'd be foolish to pass up such an offer.

you'd

/ juːd; jʊd /

contraction of

1. you had or you would

Usage Note

See contraction.

Example Sentences

I was almost afraid youd given it up, in which case I should have made a personal wentur.

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Perhaps youd better not try any more to-day, Clara said the instructor.

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If you did not dig your pen in the ink with such a high-tragedy, Scott-Siddons air, maybe youd get on better, she suggested.

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If theres anything you want of me particularly, Dangerfield, youd better tell me.

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I couldnt have let you go out alone—Why, if you saw a child drowning youd have to save it, wouldnt you?

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