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wan't

UK/wɒnt/

wan't contraction: wasn't. Also the misspelling of want.

Contraction

wan't

  1. (Yorkshire, contraction, otherwise archaic) Wasn't.
    • This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper,
      And, though our Dick was a good looked lad,
      She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper,
      And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]1829, Melodist, and Mirthful Olio

Also used as

wan't is also the misspelling of want.

wan't is also the misspelling of won't.

Forms of wan't

alternative formwa'n't

Origin of wan't

Misspelt by confusion with words formed with the enclitic n't.

Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, wŭn and wŏn — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't: wōnt.

Words that rhyme with wan't

Questions about wan't

What does wan't mean?
Wan't means wasn't.
What part of speech is wan't?
Wan't is a contraction.
How do you pronounce wan't?
Wan't is pronounced /wɒnt/ (UK).

Words near wan't in the dictionary

  1. WAMZ
  2. wan
  3. Wan Chai
  4. Wan Chai Gap
  5. wan'cha
  6. wan't
  7. wan-
  8. wan-thriven
  9. WANA
  10. Wanaaring
  11. Wanaka

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