isn't

[iz-uhnt]

1. contraction of is not.

isn't

/ ˈɪzənt /

contraction

1. is not

Usage

See contraction.

Pronunciation Note

Isn't is often pronounced in the South Midland and Southern U.S., with , a stop consonant, substituting for , a sibilant. This substitution results from an assimilatory process in which the tip of the tongue, in anticipation of the articulatory position for the following , touches the upper alveolar ridge. This same process gives for wasn't and for business. These pronunciations are heard from speakers on all social levels.

Example Sentences

What Cook isn’t doing is committing to make Apple’s popular products in the U.S.

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The knock on Cook since the day he took over is that he isn’t a “product guy” like his predecessor.

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It may not be enough to prevent a lot of wasteful corporate investment, and it definitely doesn’t apply to private artificial-intelligence developers, but it’s a sign that the market isn’t completely unhinged.

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None of this proves there isn’t an AI bubble, of course.

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But it isn’t because of capital spending.

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