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Meaning of wouldn't | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈwʊdn̩t

Definitions

would not (negative auxiliary)

Examples

“Wouldn't you often have⟳ supper on the terrace on Sundays?”
“She was so mad she wouldn't speak⟳ to me for quite a spell⟳, but at last⟳ I coaxed her into going up to Miss⟳ Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wouldn't be seen dead wouldn't harm a fly wouldn't say no wouldn't shout if a shark bit him wouldn't touch with yours wouldn't work in an iron lung

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