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Meaning of not've | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈnɑtəv/

Definitions

Contraction of not + have.

abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

Examples

“I'd not've fallen in if you'd've told me it was there, Da. And I'd not've sunk if you'd've taught me how to swim.”
“Mac McAdams might not've added all those "ayes," but he spoke in such a melodious dialect that "aye" kind of came out understood.”
““To the fan, did it add that much value?” Nelson wondered. “Was it worth that much time? I don’t know. It might not’ve.””

CEFR level

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

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