WOULDN’T

Meaning of WOULDN’T in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wʊd(ə)nt ]

Wouldn’t is the usual spoken form of ‘would not’.

They wouldn’t allow me to smoke.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

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