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Meaning of 't | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

  1. Contraction of it.
    abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, pronunciation-spelling
  2. Contraction of that.
    abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling

Examples

“He could not miſſe't.”
“Then marke th’inducement. Thus it came; giue heede too’t:”
“There are few names to which a jingle or a joke cannot be fitted—witness, Twining, banker and tea-dealer: / ‘Twining would be whining / Were’t not for his tea;’ / and the ex-Lord Mayor, Sir John Key, where the inherent rhyme to ‘donkey’ verjuiced the baronetcy.”
“What was all that about? Well, like all women, she's shoe-mad. 't’s a bit sexist, isn't it? Do you know one woman who isn't obsessed with shoes? No, but I only know one woman. And she just left the room shouting "THE SHOES!"”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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