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.

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wouldn't

I wouldn't go out and say it in the media.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

If the dog jumped the fence and dinged the neighbors’ cars, “you wouldn’t shake your head and lament about how the dog/whacker system had ‘gone rogue’ ” he observed.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Edelberg said that "there wouldn't be huge economic implications" if policymakers raised rates in December as opposed to October.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Securing it would mean Polar wouldn’t have to build its own from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

“I wouldn’t have stopped texting if I knew you liked hearing from me.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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