he'd
American-
contraction of he had.
-
contraction of he would.
contraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mint, said he’d caution against drawing any long-term trend from central-bank sales because each one has different reasons to sell.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Birotte snapped, questioning if he’d ever been a defense attorney.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
You’d have thought he’d have learned as much from his emergency-tariffs strike out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Mr. Klingbeil sounded almost like a supply-sider from the late 1970s or early 1980s, although he’d probably resist that characterization, as most European politicians do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
What if he’d been wrong about being abandoned on the road?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
