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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wouldn't

Henry Payne says he's "sent a request for $8.50, but I wouldn't go lower than $8".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

If you do not buy, you are free to invest the million dollars elsewhere, since it wouldn’t be tied up in a house—as so many Americans’ wealth tends to be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

My husband thinks I’ve been taken advantage of, though he wouldn’t put it that bluntly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

We’re all taking our private experiences and packaging them up for public consumption on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and Reddit, and I think we gain something from that, or we wouldn’t do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s what I was worried about, what I hoped wouldn’t happen, and I let it happen anyway.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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