'd
See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"
English
Etymology
Contractions.
Verb
'd (clitic)
- Contraction of had (marking the pluperfect tense).
- (some dialects) Contraction of had, possessed.
- Polly Von:
- She'd her apron wrapped about her and he took her for a swan.
- Polly Von:
- Contraction of would.
- I’d like to help, but I have no time.
- (colloquial) Contraction of did.
Usage notes
- In most dialects, -’d for had is only used to mark the pluperfect tense (“I’d done something.”, “I had done something.”), and not to signify possession in the past (“I had something.”). Some dialects, however, use -’d for both.
- Compare -'d.