"'d" meaning in English

See 'd in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /d/, /d/ [US], [d] [US], [d̚] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'d.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-'d.wav
Etymology: Contraction of would or had. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|would or had}} Contraction of would or had Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|clitic|cat2=clitics}} 'd (clitic)
  1. Contraction of had (as an auxiliary verb). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction Alternative form of: had (extra: as an auxiliary verb)
    Sense id: en-'d-en-verb-x9L83VGF
  2. Contraction of had (as a main verb, but not a phrasal verb). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction Alternative form of: had (extra: as a main verb, but not a phrasal verb)
    Sense id: en-'d-en-verb-RKkJf6Yl
  3. Contraction of would, contraction of should. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction Alternative form of: would, contraction of should Synonyms: 'ld
    Sense id: en-'d-en-verb-tlCK7FDQ Categories (other): English clitics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English clitics: 13 21 52 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 66 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 18 55 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 15 64 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 11 73 8
  4. (colloquial) Contraction of did. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: did
    Sense id: en-'d-en-verb-7Jr6zcNZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ’ll, ’m, ’re, ’s [third-person], ’ve
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