you'd

[ yood; unstressed yood, yuhd ]

  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.

usage note For you'd

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British Dictionary definitions for you'd

you'd

/ (juːd, unstressed jʊd) /


contraction of
  1. you had or you would

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