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Definition of "won't" []

  • Contraction of will 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 "won't" in a sentence
  • "But band members are hoping the label won't try to change them too much."
  • "His name won't be on that ballot, and his speech seems designed to steal thunder from the event."
  • "The title won't be available for sale until June 14, but after news of it leaked last month, orders pushed the book of off-colour verse to No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list, where it's in the top 20."