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mightn't've

UK/ˈmaɪt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/

mightn't've contraction: might not have.

Contraction

mightn't've

  1. (contraction, informal) might not have
    • I said to Belinda, 'Have you got any irons in the fire for when I'm gone?' — assuming that she mightn't've yet considered the prospect.2025, Bill Holland, Beyond Our Kenneth: The Continued Diaries of Kenneth Williams, page 245

Origin of mightn't've

mightn't + 've

Questions about mightn't've

What does mightn't've mean?
Mightn't've means might not have.
What part of speech is mightn't've?
Mightn't've is a contraction.
How do you pronounce mightn't've?
Mightn't've is pronounced /ˈmaɪt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/ (UK).

Words near mightn't've in the dictionary

  1. mightinesses
  2. mightless
  3. mightlessness
  4. mightly
  5. mightn't
  6. mightn't've
  7. mightna
  8. mightnae
  9. mights
  10. mightsome
  11. mightst

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