D, d (di) n., pl Collins cobuild advanced learner’s dictionary The fourth letter of the english alphabet, a consonant
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Any spoken sound represented by this letter.
D, letter that has retained the fourth place in the alphabet from the earliest point at which it appears in history
It corresponds to semitic daleth and greek delta (δ) The form is thought to derive from an early pictograph, possibly egyptian, indicating the folding door of a tent. Informal., contraction of do or did before you How d'you like your eggs cooked
D'you go to the movies last night? In some languages and transcription systems, d may also represent other sounds, such as /t/ or /ð/. Used when giving the dates of someone's birth and death: Any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in english, the (d) of dog.
For example, 'you had' can be shortened to 'you'd'
It is added to the end of the pronoun which is the subject of the verb For example, 'i would' can be shortened to 'i'd'
