he'd

[heed; unstressed eed]
1.
contraction of he had.
2.
contraction of he would.

See contraction.
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he'd (hiːd, (unstressed) iːd, hɪd, ɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
contraction of
he had or he would

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He'd is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
And then he'd have wondered what his father's first instance of it was.
He was barefoot, wearing only white canvas shorts and a floppy hat, which he'd
  decorated with a long plume of feathers.
Then he'd take a photograph, turn the print upside-down, and get his elevation
  view.
If the moon landing were faked, he'd have had to have been one of the people
  who were in on any hoax.
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