Wouldn't

//ˈwʊdn̩t// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    would not (negative auxiliary)

    "Wouldn't you often have supper on the terrace on Sundays?"

Example

More examples

"I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself."

Etymology

Contraction of would + not, equivalent to would + -n't.

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