-'d

-'d

-'d¹

suffix

contraction

1. had [I'd seen it before]

2. would or should [we said we'd help]

3. did [how'd you get here?]

-'d²

suffix

contraction var. of -ED used

a) esp. in old poetry, to indicate a nonsyllabic ending [foster'd]

b) to spell the inflected forms of some words, esp. initialisms [mascara'd, OD'd]

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