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- [eynt]
- /eɪnt/
- /eɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eynt]
- /eɪnt/
Definitions of ain't word
- noun ain't People sometimes use ain't instead of 'am not', 'aren't', 'isn't', 'haven't', and 'hasn't'. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. 3
- contraction ain't am not, is not, are not, have not, or has not 3
- noun ain't am not 3
- noun ain't is not or are not 3
- noun ain't has not or have not 3
- contraction ain't am not, is not, are not 1
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Origin of ain't
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; variant of amn't (contraction of am not) by loss of m and raising with compensatory lengthening of a; cf. aren't
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ain't
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ain't popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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