wouldn't

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʊdənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwʊdnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏd′nt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
would•n't /ˈwʊdnt/USA pronunciation  
  1. Pronounscontraction. a shortened form of would not.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
would•n't  (wŏŏd′nt),USA pronunciation 
  1. Pronounscontraction of would not:I wouldn't ask her.
    See contraction. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wouldn't / ˈwʊdənt/
  1. would not
'wouldn't' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alone - approve - as - back - bar - believe - budge - butter - cheapie - cricket - dare - debase - double negative - dream - even - figure - finger - fly - hand - haul - have - hear - hell - hound - hurt - ice - if - it - klutzy - latch - leave - listen - love - nice - otherwise - put - shoe - short - stitch - straw - stretch - time of day - tongue - touch - trouble - tumble - two cents - unhook - wash - wish

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