an't

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English

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Verb

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an't

  1. (dialect, archaic) amn't; am not
  2. (dialect, archaic, in non-rhotic dialects) aren't; are not
  3. (dialect, archaic) isn't; is not
  4. (Northern England, dialect) haven't; hasn't

Usage notes

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In modern English, an't has been supplanted by aren't in the phrase “aren’t I?”, though in nonstandard usage it continues with a vowel change as ain't.

Anagrams

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