hadn't

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hadn't

  • /ˈhæd.n̩t/

verb hadna · hadnae · hant · hedn't

  1. abbreviation, contraction, informal Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary). Hadn't we better apologize? Surely we hadn't to be late.

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Closest in meaning: didn't, anticipate, never mind, not likely, no more, thin air, unknown quantity, unused to, long shot

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@misc{hadn_t_2026,
  title = {hadn't},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hadn't},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}