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ben't

/bɪnt/

ben't contraction: be not (am not, is not, are not).

Contraction

ben't

  1. (contraction, dialectal) be not (am not, is not, are not)
    • 'What... I only hope he ben't one of those popish murderers,' said the old steward, keeping at a safe distance from him, as they entered the hall.1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!
    • "Well, Joe, I ben't a fool, if I ben't so religious as you be. You ben't a bad fellow, though you be a Methodist, and I ben't a fool, though I be Harry Cobb."1868, The Sunday Magazine, page 476

Examples of ben't in a sentence

  • "You be a guest, ben't ye?" a footman asked, getting to his feet again.2000, Elizabeth Mansfield, Miscalculations:
  • Death and eternity ben't so familiar to them at such times; {they are} very much unacquainted with them2012, Kenneth P. Minkema, Adriaan C. Neele, Sermons by Jonathan Edwards on the Matthean Parables, page 119:
  • I wish there ben't some mistake in this business.2014, John Vanbrugh, Bernard Harris, The Relapse, page 96:

Questions about ben't

What does ben't mean?
Ben't means be not (am not, is not, are not).
How do you use ben't in a sentence?
"You be a guest, ben't ye?" a footman asked, getting to his feet again.
What part of speech is ben't?
Ben't is a contraction.
How do you pronounce ben't?
Ben't is pronounced /bɪnt/.

Words near ben't in the dictionary

  1. Ben Rhydding
  2. Ben Sira
  3. Ben Venue
  4. Ben Wa ball
  5. Ben Wa balls
  6. ben't
  7. ben-cull
  8. ben-culls
  9. Ben-Gvir
  10. ben-joltram
  11. ben-shie

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