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wouldn't

wouldn't

See also: wouldnt

English

Contraction

wouldn't

  1. Contraction of would not.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 6, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.

See also

  • Appendix:English modal verbs
  • Appendix:English tag questions

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: built · lower · lead · #903: wouldn't · success · instance · sake