you'd

American  

[yood, yood, yuhd] / yud, yʊd, yəd /

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.

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you'd British  

/ jʊd, juːd /

contraction

1. you had or you would

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

Let’s take a couple steps back and think about what kind of life insurance you’d want, if any.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"If you look at my work schedule, you'd understand why," Rousseau had responded.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

So inevitably, investment bankers have the “markets talk, BS walks” conversation: “Yes, we said you’d be worth a trillion dollars, but investors are demanding a clear path to profitability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Are there other stocks you’d like to share with us that you find particularly interesting?

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“I thought it was going to be impossible. If you’d asked me five days ago, I would have said the chances of you solving this mystery were nonexistent, and—how do you feel?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse