didn't

American

[did-nt] / ˈdɪd nt /

contraction of did not.

didn't British

/ ˈdɪdənt /

contraction

did not

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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The sport didn’t take kindly to interlopers with no playing experience of their own bringing mathematics into a game that had been moving along just fine ever since the National League was founded in 1876.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Others said it didn’t address the secondary ticketing market, where prices can run higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Luna and Leger Fernández still didn’t let up, saying that they would force the votes to expel the representatives if their resignations weren’t officially tendered by 2 p.m.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

But it didn't produce the swift, conclusive victory - over the PGA Tour and DP World Tour - that those behind the breakaway hoped.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

If you stomped off, well, you stomped off, didn’t you?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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