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Definition of "hadn't" []

  • Contraction of had not. (noun-possessive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hadn't" in a sentence
  • "It is one little slice of 'loser pays' that wouldn't have been given national attention if the label hadn't been slapped on it."
  • "One turns to the other and says, ‘Y'know, if her name hadn't been Sandra I'd have forgotten her by now.’"
  • "'Inspired by Jermaine Pennant – now that's a phrase I hadn't expected to read in 2011."
Words like "hadn't"
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