English Explanatory Dictionary

won't

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

wōnt /wəʊnt/ /ˈwɪnɪt/ /wɪnt/ /woʊnt/ [wõt(ˀ)] [wõʔ] en-us-won't.ogg wŭnt wo͞ont /wʌnt/ /wunt/ /wʊnt/ [woːnt] [wo(ː)ɫnt] [wʊ(ɫ)nt] en-au-wont.ogg

Word forms

won't wo'n't wonnot

Etymology

From earlier wonnot, from Middle English wynnot, wilnot, wolnot, wilnat, a contraction of Middle English will not, wil not, wyll not, will noght, wil noht, willi noȝt, wyl nat, wol not, woll not, wole not, wolle not, wol nat, woll nat, etc., equivalent to a will + not and/or woll + not. For the pronunciation with /oʊ/, /əʊ/, see poultry.

Synonyms

willn't wolln't wo'n't wonnot
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