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you'd

[ yood; unstressed 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 of

  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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She added: “There’s no question in my mind that with more workers, more budget, you have more engines running — you’d have better service.”

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Any particular technique or dish you’d recommend?

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Could you ever have imagined in the wilder days of your youth that you’d be publishing a bird book?

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I fry the leeks on the stove while the salmon air-fries, but if you'd rather, you can most certainly air-fry the leeks, too.

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"If you cycle and you'd really rather not have your head crushed by the wheel of a bus you're described as militant or radical."

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