Meaning & use

It'd

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A contraction of 'it would' or 'it had', used in informal spoken and written English.

See it in a sentence

It'd be great if you could join us for dinner.

She said it'd already happened before anyone noticed.

A note on using this word

Like other contractions, 'it'd' is common in casual speech and writing but generally avoided in formal English.

Another way to use it

2. phrase

Contraction of 'it had', used before a past participle.

It'd rained all week before the festival.

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