verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Has not: negative form of the auxiliary has

   "She hasn't got toothache any longer."

2. 2
   Has not/does not have: negative form of the lexical has archaic, dialectal, literary

   "(She) hasn’t a chance, Mary (hasn’t)."

Synonyms

All synonyms

ain'thain'than't

Example

More examples

"Hasn't he looked at himself in a mirror?"

Etymology

has + -n't

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