an't

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"

English

Verb

an't

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

Usage notes

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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