won't

See also: wont and wo'n't

English

Alternative forms

• wo'n't

Etymology

Contraction of will not. Some suppose a contraction of woll not, but it does not have to be the case, as both the /w/ and /l/ of will could have caused labialization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wəʊnt/
• enPR: wōnt, IPA^(key): /woʊnt/

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• Homophone: wont (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -əʊnt

Verb

won't

1. will not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.

   Sam won't be doing any work this afternoon.

Synonyms

• (will not): (archaic) willn't, wo'n't, wonnot

Translations

contraction of “will not”

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不會／不会 (zh), 不会 (zh) (bùhuì)

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• Maori: e kore ... e

See also

• Appendix:English modal verbs
• Appendix:English tag questions

Anagrams

• -town, Town, nowt, town