English Explanatory Dictionary

shan't

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Contraction of shall + not (negative auxiliary).

Pronunciation

/ʃɑːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shan't.wav /ʃænt/ En-us-shan't.oga

Word forms

shan't shalln't sha'n't

Etymology

From shall + -n't; contraction of shalln't or shall not, historically via shannot.

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