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he'd

[ heed; unstressed eed ]

  1. contraction of he had.
  2. contraction of he would.


he'd

/ hɪd; iːd; ɪd; hiːd /

contraction of

  1. he had or he would
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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When Alberto Salagan was deported from the US in January it was the first time he'd stepped foot in Mexico since he was a baby.

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Alberto says he'd almost forgotten how to speak and read Spanish.

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There was one person who had caught Burke’s attention: Burt Berger, a late-60s-ish musician he’d seen playing guitar table-to-table at the Old Place restaurant in Malibu.

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Redick wouldn’t say whether or not he’d start that group in Game 5.

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He was able to indulge his passion for sailing – having created a false ID, only returning last April after he'd run out of money.

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