you'd
Shortened "you would"
You'd is the contraction of "you would" or "you had," depending on context.
With would, it expresses conditionals or polite requests: You'd love this restaurant, You'd better hurry.
With had, it marks past perfect: You'd already left when I arrived.
The meaning is usually clear from what follows—a base verb suggests would, a past participle suggests had.
Assumed but unproven
- supposeAccept as true tentatively
- imagineForm mental pictures
- ifConditional clause marker
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
possibility · contingency · prospect · likelihood · probability · expectation · anticipation · might
Reduction in size
- informalRelaxed, not official
- casualRelaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- spokenExpressed in words aloud
vernacular · everyday · shorthand · abbreviated · relaxed
hypothetical
Assumed but unproven
scenario · possibility · contingency · prospect · likelihood · probability · expectation · anticipation · might · could
contraction
Reduction in size
- informalRelaxed, not official
- casualRelaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
spoken · vernacular · everyday · shorthand · abbreviated · relaxed
had
Possessed previously
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- ownedPossessed legally
- possessedHad or was inhabited
finished · completed · already · previously · earlier · before · prior
- how are youStandard post-hello inquiry
- I love youDeepest affection expressed
- how are you doingPolite status question
- I miss youExpression of absence-caused sadness
- see youInformal goodbye phrase
- you're welcomePolite reply to gratitude