wouldn't

American

[wood-nt] / ˈwʊd nt /

contraction of would not:

I wouldn't ask her.

wouldn't British

/ ˈwʊdənt /

contraction

would not

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wouldn't Idioms

More idioms and phrases containing wouldn't

butter wouldn't melt
caught dead, wouldn't be
not
not (wouldn't) lift a finger

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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"Just before New Abbey - which is only about seven miles down the road - he wouldn't wait and that was when he was born," said Joyce.

From BBC

I wouldn't be surprised if this is the line we hear from ministers and the prime minister himself in the coming days.

From BBC

“If you didn’t go, they’d put you on a list, and your next contract wouldn’t be renewed,” Ribullen said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added that he wouldn’t speculate on how much time Europe has left.

From The Wall Street Journal

The total cost to train and run DeepSeek’s model was exponentially higher than the company let on, and investors failed to consider that businesses generally wouldn’t use Chinese models due to security concerns.

From Barron's

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