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didn't

American  
[did-nt] / ˈdɪd nt /
  1. contraction of did not.


didn't British  
/ ˈdɪdənt /

contraction

  1. did not

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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Ipidea didn’t respond to requests for comment for this article.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“We’ll go and watch the film and figure the rest of it out, but I didn’t think it was a bad day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He defended this and other decisions and stood up to criticism in a way that Ms. Bondi didn’t with the Epstein files.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Most stocks started in the red after President Donald Trump’s Wednesday address, which didn’t offer much new detail on the fighting in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“I told you to just leave them, that I’d deal with them later, but you didn’t listen to me.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam