wouldn't

American

[wood-nt] / ˈwʊd nt /

contraction of would not:

I wouldn't ask her.

wouldn't British

/ ˈwʊdənt /

contraction

would not

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wouldn't Idioms

More idioms and phrases containing wouldn't

butter wouldn't melt
caught dead, wouldn't be
not
not (wouldn't) lift a finger

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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He said he thought Holly would probably get in the car and be quiet, but Jessica wouldn't.

From BBC

"I'm sure if I scored with that part of my body, it wouldn't have been a goal. It's disappointing."

From BBC

"I do feel like we maybe wouldn't be here without him."

From BBC

"I never tell my viewers to think whether something is right or wrong, it's for them to draw their own conclusion. But we never seem to have a problem with the people buying it - if there wasn't demand for it, it wouldn't exist," she adds.

From BBC

Even if they did, the results wouldn’t be certain.

From Slate

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