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you'd

[yood, yood, yuhd]

  1. contraction of you had:

    Sorry we missed you—you'd already left by the time we arrived.

  2. contraction of you would:

    You'd be foolish to pass up such an offer.



you'd

/ jʊd, juːd /

contraction

  1. you had or you 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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"Well, if you tried doing that I think you'd lose so much."

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you could cut it with a knifeyou'd better believe it