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who'd

American  
[hood] / hud /
  1. contraction of who would:

    Who'd have thought it!


who'd British  
/ huːd /

contraction

  1. who had or who would

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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"Their voices are so strong now and they looked amazing, wet hair and all," said one fan who'd tuned in to a live stream of the concert.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In a subsequent article, Cynthia’s mom, Gandy, who’d put up a $2,000 reward, criticized the newspaper’s focus on her daughter’s profession.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Until Friday there’d actually been something of a Genoissance; Auriemma the defending champion who’d conquered the chaotic NIL era of college basketball and returned UConn to the summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Her look evolves from a worn-out cog to a biker-like granny who’d seem natural riding on the back of Dennis Hopper’s hog.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s his fifth foster home, which isn’t that bad actually. We had one kid who’d been in twelve.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko