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didn't

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


didn't British  
/ ˈdɪdənt /

contraction

  1. did not

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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It was “Saturday Night,” but it sure didn’t sound “Live.”

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

SpaceX didn’t respond to a request for comment from Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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

“Don’t think I didn’t catch the way you’re staring at the brother,” Gramma Liz tells me.

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