wouldn't

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wouldn't

/ˈwʊdn̩t/ UK, US
[wʊdⁿn̩t] US
[wʊɾənt] US
[ˈwʊʔn̩t] US
/ˈwʊnt/ Yorkshire
[ˈwʊnʔ] Yorkshire

Rhymes with -ʊdn̩t, -ʊnt

Where it comes from

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

verb wo'n't · wou'dn't · wudn't · wunt

would not (negative auxiliary) Wouldn't you often have supper on the terrace on Sundays?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: would not, wouldn't have, budge, deign, dream, dreamed, dreaming, dreamt, hint, indirection, nonsense, now, quiet, roll, rolled, scoot

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@misc{wouldn_t_2026,
  title = {wouldn't},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wouldn't},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}