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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


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