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what'd

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[wuht-id, hwot-, hwuht-, wot-, hwuhd, wuhd] / ˈwʌt ɪd, ˈʰwɒt-, ˈʰwʌt-, ˈwɒt-, ʰwʌd, wʌd /
  1. contraction of what did: What'd you say?


Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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When people ask you where you from, what'd you say?

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

“So, like, what’d you get into this weekend, chica?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2022

No matter her productivity, her colleagues seemed to care primarily about the chitchat — what’d you do last weekend, where’d you get that purse?

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

“Forty years I’ve been chasing Sidney, they finally give it to me, what’d they do? They give it to him the same night,” said Washington from the stage.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

“Oh Lord, what’d he do? How serious this time? It can’t be too bad, you seem pretty calm.”

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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