they would have; they would’ve; they woulda.' name='description'> they'd've - definition and meaning

Definitions

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  • phrase nonstandard they would have; they would’ve; they woulda.

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Examples

  • If I have just one slight downer, it's that I wish they'd've gone for a less autumnal colour-scheme on the third one.

    Sunday Sweets: That Takes The Cake Part 1 2010

  • If she'd handed this manuscript in to some of my profs at school, I think they'd've colored half the front page red.

    Archive 2010-06-01 2010

  • The problem with the government "solving" these socio-economic problems is that it hasn't worked for any nation that has tried it: Canada's healthcare system sucks, and Canadians are constantly coming to the US to have urgent medical procedures done in days, while back in Canada, they'd've been waiting in line for weeks or months.

    Obama Win Triggers Firearm-Sales Boom Dave Hurteau 2008

  • If she'd handed this manuscript in to some of my profs at school, I think they'd've colored half the front page red.

    Rereading Harry Potter 2010

  • Still, they'd've been right at home in a PC lefty hotbed like Harvard.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • The green cake wouldn't have been half bad if they'd've left the brown stuff which appears to be leaking off.

    The Cherry (Blossoms) On Top 2009

  • And if you'd opened up a clam joint in the basement, they'd've been...

    Archive 2007-05-01 Ann Althouse 2007

  • If they were moderate, they'd've just apologized and shown me some respect.

    Now, more than ever! Ann Althouse 2006

  • Had, say, air marshals on the Sept 11 flights managed to stop the hijackers by killing them, I think they'd've been entirely justified.

    shame 2006

  • If I hadn 'stepped in, I reckon they'd've kicked Firenze ter death -'

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

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