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what'd

what'd

720 8.6
A short spoken form of 'what did' or 'what would' used in casual speech
  • other
  • /wʌt d/
  • Informal
: qué
  • And I said, well, Paula, what'd you think about George?

And I said, well, Paula, what'd you think about George?

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Examples

  • So what'd y'all think of that Oscars deal, man?

  • Wow, what'd you guys think of that commercial?

  • Oh, T OK, what'd they ever do to you?

  • God, Jay, what'd you like about it?

  • Hey, what'd you think of the movie last night?

  • I was curious, what'd you say during the meeting?

  • So, what'd you end up deciding about the trip?

Synonyms

whaddaya
vswhat'd
  • Informal
2 9.9

To ask what someone did in the past in casual speech

is more general and can mean past or hypothetical in casual speech and writing

Surface Forms

what'd main

Morphology

what'd = what (semi-transparent) = what + 'd

Represents a contraction of 'what' + an auxiliary (did/would); learners who know contractions can recover meaning, but the auxiliary ambiguity requires context.

Etymology

What'd is a short spoken form of 'what did' or 'what would', made by dropping letters and using an apostrophe to show the missing sound. So people use what'd in casual talk when asking about something that happened or about what someone might do.