AIN'T


Meaning of AIN'T in English

ˈānt

also an't “ also ˈant or like arenʸt

Etymology: probably contraction of are not, is not, am not, & have not

1.

a. : are not

you ain't going

they ain't here

things ain't what they used to be

b. : is not

it ain't raining

he's here, ain't he

c. : am not

I ain't ready

— though disapproved by many and more common in less educated speech, used orally in most parts of the United States by many cultivated speakers especially in the phrase ain't I

2. substandard

a. : have not

I ain't seen him

you ain't told us

b. : has not

he ain't got the time

ain't the doctor come yet

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.