Meaning

1 senses

  1. Would not (negative auxiliary)

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

Origin

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

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

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Forms

wouldn'ts, wouldn'ting, wouldn'ted, wouldn'ted

regular

Base formwouldn't · to wouldn't
3rd person singularwouldn'ts
Present participlewouldn'ting
Past simplewouldn'ted
Past participlewouldn'ted

Tenses

wouldn't · wouldn'ted · will wouldn't · have wouldn'ted

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywouldn't
he, she, itwouldn'ts

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wouldn'ted
he, she, ithas wouldn'ted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wouldn't

Past simpleLesson

all personswouldn'ted

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
worthyB1wouldA1woundB1wow

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