he'd

[heed, eed]

1. contraction of he had.

2. contraction of he would.

he'd

/ hɪd, iːd, ɪd, hiːd /

contraction

1. he had or he would

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

He and Almond formed Soft Cell in 1979 after meeting as students at Leeds Polytechnic, where Almond was known for a performance art piece in which “he’d be naked in front of a full-length mirror, smearing himself with cat food and shagging himself,” Ball told the Guardian.

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When that happened, he’d often pose for one himself.

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Still, only a couple of months later, he was daydreaming about a summit with Putin in Belgrade, and he turned up the pressure on Zelensky, with whom he’d recently had a few warm, encouraging meetings—only to see his hopes dashed again.

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Xi Jinping couldn’t have done it better if he’d tried—which Britain may be starting to suspect he didn’t.

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What jogged my memory was the Times of London’s publication of a photograph of me next to him during an event he’d organized in the Houses of Parliament at which I’d spoken.

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