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Meaning of hain't | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/heɪnt/

Definitions

  1. has not
    archaic, contraction, dialectal
  2. have not
    archaic, contraction, dialectal
  3. ain’t
    contraction, dialectal, hypercorrect

Examples

“"But he never speaks ter anybody, child—he hain't for years, I guess, except when he just has to, for business, and all that."”
““Doan’ hurt me — don’t! I hain’t ever done no harm to a ghos’. I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for ’em. You go en git in de river agin, whah you b’longs, en doan’ do nuffn to Ole Jim, ’at ’uz awluz yo’ fren’.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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