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Definition of "they'd" []

  • Contraction of they had. (noun-possessive)
  • Contraction of they 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 "they'd" in a sentence
  • "But even though that might be a very rational decision in the short term they'd get a phone that just works, the long-term cost is that they'd remain on the wrong side of the digital divide -- and they might never fully realize how much opportunity they're sacrificing."
  • "Coles copies offshore stores in its supermarket strut THEY secretly held their breath, expecting the word they'd need would be "daggy"."
  • "Rosen called two witnesses, who had pleaded guilty to being involved in selling the drugs, and testified to phone calls they'd made with Avalos and others involved."
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