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ain'

ain' is the pronunciation spelling of ain't.

Meaning of ain't

Verb

ain't

  1. (dialectal, informal, nonstandard) Am not.
    • I ain’t ready yet; gimme a sec.
    Synonyms:
    amn't, an't
  2. (dialectal, informal, nonstandard) Are not, aren’t; is not, isn’t.
    • That ain't right.
  3. (dialectal, informal, nonstandard) Have not, haven’t; has not, hasn’t, when used as an auxiliary.
    • 'Okay, okay. Keep yo shirt on. Ah ain't done nuthen wrong.'1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 124
    Synonyms:
    hain't, han't
  4. (dialectal, informal, nonstandard) Don’t, doesn’t.
    • Well, I ain’t wanna do that though.
  5. (dialectal, informal, nonstandard) Didn’t.
    • I ain’t go into the bathroom last night that late.

Questions about ain'

What is ain' the pronunciation spelling of?
Ain' is the pronunciation spelling of ain't.

Words near ain' in the dictionary

  1. aimworthy
  2. Aimée
  3. ain
  4. Ain Sof
  5. Ain Sokhna
  6. ain'
  7. ain't
  8. ain't no bones about it
  9. ain't no shame in my game
  10. ain't no telling
  11. ain't nothing but a thang

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