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hadn't've

hadn't've is the contraction of had.

Meaning of had

Verb

had

  1. (auxiliary) Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
    • I felt sure that I had seen him before.
  2. (archaic, auxiliary) As past subjunctive: would have.
    • Had I not known you were coming this evening, I'd have left at midday.

Questions about hadn't've

What is hadn't've the contraction of?
Hadn't've is the contraction of had.

Words near hadn't've in the dictionary

  1. Hadlow
  2. Hadlyme
  3. hadn't
  4. hadn't a
  5. hadn't ought
  6. hadn't've
  7. hadna
  8. hadnae
  9. Hadnagy
  10. Hadnall
  11. Hadnock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hadn't've (page history and authors); had (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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