wouldn't
[ wood-nt ]
/ ˈwʊd nt /
contraction of would not:I wouldn't ask her.
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British Dictionary definitions for wouldn't
wouldn't
/ (ˈwʊdənt) /
contraction of
would not
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Idioms and Phrases with wouldn't
wouldn't
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