Meanings
contraction
- abbreviationcontractionContraction of they + would.
They'd receive fewer complaints if they'd ensure that their quality control remains vigilant.
1 more example
“Each time they’d build, they’d try to outbuild all the rest of them,” said Dr. Randall F. Hipple, a retired obstetrician who helped establish a seven-block stretch of the street as a National Historic District.
2007 July 20, Dave Caldwell, “Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with they'd
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
they'd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'd
MLA
“they'd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'd. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “they'd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'd.
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