'd

Verb

abbreviation alt-of clitic contraction dialectal colloquial

Japanese Meaning

「had」の縮約形：過去完了（または所有を表す場合）の活用形。 / 「would」または「should」の縮約形：仮定法や婉曲表現で用いられる活用形。 / （口語的表現における）「did」の縮約形：過去の動作を表す活用形。

She'd already finished the report when the manager asked for it.

マネージャーがそれを求めたとき、彼女はすでに報告書を仕上げていた。

Sense（1）

Contraction of had (marking the pluperfect tense).

Sense（2）

(some dialects) Contraction of had, possessed.

She'd her apron wrapped about her and he took her for a swan.

Sense（3）

Contraction of would, contraction of should.

I’d like to help, but I have no time.

Sense（4）

(colloquial) Contraction of did.

Hey, where’d everybody go? Why’d they take off?