she'd

Woman had, contracted

She'd is a contraction of "she had" or "she would," with context determining which: She'd already left by the time I arrived (had); She'd never agree to that (would).

The contraction appears freely in speech and informal writing but is often expanded in formal contexts.

Related
  • hadPossessed previously
  • past perfectTense showing prior completion
  • wouldConditional mood marker
  • they'dContraction of they had
  • hersFemale possessive pronoun

shouldn't · contraction · informal speech · can't · narrative voice · note · might · conditional · have · wished · shall · told · reported speech · inner monologue · we'd · storytelling · romance novel · third person

Categories
Opposites
gendered pronoun reference

she'dhe'd

He had, contracted

Phrases
Family

she, shed, sheet, sheer, she's, she'll, shearing

Familiarity
Top 2,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G