he'd

American  

[heed, eed] / hid, id /

1. contraction of he had.

2. contraction of he would.

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he'd British  

/ hɪd, iːd, ɪd, hiːd /

contraction

1. he had or he would

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

The claim that the task force had met “once a month,” when in fact it had scarcely met, led me to contact Harris and ask where he’d gotten that misinformation.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Smiling, Becker said he’d asked the pope, “How’s business?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Since he’d missed his connection to Rome, they rebooked him on a flight to London, so he could get to Jordan at roughly the same time as he’d originally planned.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Once again, most inexplicably, Clare had distinctly thought he’d felt Gingersnipes near him when she was a moose-length away.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman