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hadn't a

hadn't a 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 a

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

Words near hadn't a in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hadn't a (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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