'd
See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"
English
editEtymology
editContraction of would or had.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit'd (clitic)
- Contraction of had (marking the pluperfect tense).
- (some dialects) Contraction of had, possessed.
- Polly Von:
- She'd her apron wrapped about her and he took her for a swan.
- Polly Von:
- Contraction of would, contraction of should.
- Synonym: 'ld
- I’d like to help, but I have no time.
- (colloquial) Contraction of did.
- Why the hell'd you do that?
Usage notes
edit- In most dialects, ’d for had is only used to mark the pluperfect tense (“I’d done something.”, “I had done something.”), and not to signify possession in the past (“I had something.”). Some dialects, however, use ’d for both.
- Compare -'d.
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editAnagrams
editRomagnol
editAlternative forms
editPreposition
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