wouldn't
/ˈwʊdn̩t/[wʊdⁿn̩t]
wouldn't verb: would not (negative auxiliary).
Verb
wouldn't
- would not (negative auxiliary)
- Wouldn't you often have supper on the terrace on Sundays?
- She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VI, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
Forms of wouldn't
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | wudn't |
|---|---|
| alternative Yorkshire pronunciation-spelling | wunt |
| alternative form (archaic) | wo'n't |
| alternative form (obsolete) | wou'dn't |
Origin of wouldn't
Contraction of would + not, equivalent to would + -n't.
Phrases with wouldn't
- wouldn't say no
- wouldn't you say
- wouldn't you know
- wouldn't harm a fly
- wouldn't you know it
- wouldn't be seen dead
- wouldn't be caught dead
- wouldn't touch with yours
- wouldn't you like to know?
- wouldn't work in an iron lung
- don't do anything I wouldn't do
- I believe you, thousands wouldn't
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Questions about wouldn't
- What does wouldn't mean?
- Wouldn't means would not (negative auxiliary).
- What part of speech is wouldn't?
- Wouldn't is a verb.
- How do you pronounce wouldn't?
- Wouldn't is pronounced /ˈwʊdn̩t/ (UK).
Words near wouldn't in the dictionary
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