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how'd

/haʊd/

how'd contraction: how did.

Contraction

how'd

  1. (contraction) how did
    • How'd you find it?
  2. (contraction) how had
    • Well? How'd he done it?
  3. (contraction) how would
    • How'd you like a nice swift kick?

Words that rhyme with how'd

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Questions about how'd

What does how'd mean?
How'd means how did.
What part of speech is how'd?
How'd is a contraction.
How do you pronounce how'd?
How'd is pronounced /haʊd/.

Words near how'd in the dictionary

  1. how very dare you
  2. how would I know
  3. how you doing
  4. how you get them is how you lose them
  5. how you say
  6. how'd
  7. how'll
  8. how'm
  9. how're
  10. how're you
  11. how're you doing

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