where'd
American-
contraction of where did:
Where'd you go on your holiday?
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contraction of where would:
Where'd you like to go?
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.
This attack was close to home, just a couple of hours from where D lives.
From Washington Post
On Wednesday he took to his Instagram Story where he shared one of the photos of himself in Malibu with a cheeky caption that read: "Where’d it go…"
From Fox News
He buys trays of like 50, and then a week later we’ll be like, “Where’d all the lighters go?”
From Los Angeles Times
“He looked down at me and said, ‘Hey, man, where’d you get that, out of a crackerjack box?’”
From New York Times
“We’re trying like hell to figure out what happened. What happened to that child when he got separated? Where’d they go? Where are they?”
From The Guardian
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