Meaning of n't | Babel Free

Definitions

not

colloquial, contraction, dated

Examples

“Do n’t tell⟳ me you ‘have⟳ n’t got time,’ / That other things claim⟳ your attention; / There ’s not the least reason⟳ or rhyme / In the wisest excuse⟳ you can mention⟳: / Do n’t tell⟳ me about ‘other fish⟳,’ / Your duty is done when you buy⟳ ’em; / And you never will relish the dish, / Unless you ’ve a woman to ‘fry ’em.’”

“Will n't ye gie us a bit o' time ?—Will n't ye consent to mak' your changes rather more slowly?”

“The only reply⟳ is that we did n't. That is the irrefragable fact. We did n't.”

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