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

Definitions

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  • phrase nonstandard I would have; I would’ve; I'd have; I woulda.

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Examples

  • Not long ago I'd've been aroused to the depth of my being.

    Layers vic fortezza 2011

  • I'd've been okay with waiting longer for the "original" cut.

    Not Done Yet grrm 2010

  • And if I had my eye just on The End of Rape, I'd've run out of steam long ago, because that just won't happen in my lifetime.

    Thor's Day azurelunatic 2009

  • Not long ago I'd've been aroused to the depth of my being.

    Layers vic fortezza 2011

  • I mean, it's your book, so publish as you please ... but I think I'd've been happier if DANCE and FEAST had been published as one book, in a 2 volume set if the concern was purely difficulty of publishing long books.

    Not Done Yet grrm 2010

  • Or had it been a remake of STARSHIP TROOPERS, I'd've gone to see it.

    Avatar: The Good and The Bad 2010

  • If they were any good I'd've been nominated for a minor award or made honorable mention in contests.

    Getting It Wrong vic fortezza 2011

  • If they were any good I'd've been nominated for a minor award or made honorable mention in contests.

    Getting It Wrong vic fortezza 2011

  • It's just good old-fashioned manners (and I'd've thought you liked that).

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • I'd've thought it was a 3, from your pictures, or at least a 5, from your writing.

    Making Light: Open thread 135 2010

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