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Definition of "you'd" []

  • Contraction of you had. (noun-possessive)
  • Contraction of you would. (noun-possessive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "you'd" in a sentence
  • "But "genteel" is not a word you'd choose; "harrowing" seems more apt."
  • "Instructions: 1. First, think about the expression you'd like your pumpkin to wear."
  • "Were you to open a shop called New England had an Italian company not already snaffled the name you'd have to stock it with American and Denim, German trainers, and English T-shirts made to look Japanese."