Hain't

//heɪnt// contraction

contraction ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    has not archaic, contraction, dialectal

    ""But he never speaks ter anybody, child—he hain't for years, I guess, except when he just has to, for business, and all that.""

  2. 2
    have not archaic, contraction, dialectal

    "“Doan’ hurt me — don’t! I hain’t ever done no harm to a ghos’. I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for ’em. You go en git in de river agin, whah you b’longs, en doan’ do nuffn to Ole Jim, ’at ’uz awluz yo’ fren’.”"

  3. 3
    ain’t contraction, dialectal, hypercorrect

Synonyms

All synonyms
ain'thasn'thaven't

Example

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""Have you found it, Wiggins?" "No, sir, we hain't," said one of the youths."

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