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Webster 1913 Edition
An't
An’t
.A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not; – now usually written ain’t.
[Colloq. & illiterate speech.]
Definition 2024
an't
an't
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"
English
Contraction
an’t
- (dialect, archaic) shortening of amn’t, from am not
- (dialect, archaic) respelling of aren’t, from are not, in non-rhotic dialects
- (dialect, archaic) variant of isn’t, from is not
- (Northern England) eye dialect for haven't and hasn't
Usage notes
In modern English, an't has been supplanted by aren't in the phrase “aren’t I?”, though in nonstandard usage it continues with a vowel change as ain't.