wasn't

American

[wuhz-uhnt, woz-] / ˈwʌz ənt, ˈwɒz- /

contraction of was not: I wasn't sure you heard me.

wasn't British

/ ˈwɒzənt /

contraction

was not

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Pronunciation

See isn't.

Usage

See contraction.

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wasn't

"I wasn't told that he was suspended," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

To Kevin Deaton, president of the Gateway Mortgage Corp. in Wisconsin, the Brewers’ explanation wasn’t good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

This wasn’t necessarily by choice, but rather that I wanted to do something important and no one else I knew wanted to do it, and I wasn’t going to let that minor detail stop me.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

It wasn’t ideology that made me want to claw the stubble off my own face.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

I wasn’t sure whether to be relieved or disappointed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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