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Meaning of "hain't" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HAIN'T

heɪnt


WHAT DOES HAIN'T MEAN IN ENGLISH?

English auxiliaries and contractions

In English grammar, certain verb forms are classified as auxiliary verbs. Exact definitions of this term vary; an auxiliary verb is generally conceived as one with little semantic meaning of its own, which modifies the meaning of another verb with which it co-occurs. In English, verbs are often classed as auxiliaries on the basis of certain grammatical properties, particularly as regards their syntax – primarily whether they participate in subject–auxiliary inversion, and can be negated by the simple addition of not after them. Certain auxiliaries have contracted forms, such as 'd and 'll for had/would and will/shall. There are also many contractions formed from the negations of auxiliary verbs, ending in n't. These latter contractions can participate in inversion as a unit, and thus in a certain sense can be regarded as auxiliary verbs in their own right. For details about the verbs classed as modal auxiliaries, see English modal verbs.

Definition of hain't in the English dictionary

The definition of hain't in the dictionary is has not, have not, or is not.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIN'T

acquaint · ain´t · complaint · constraint · distraint · faint · feint · greasepaint · paint · plaint · quaint · reacquaint · repaint · restraint · saint · straint · taint

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIN'T

hail-fellow-well-met · Haile Selassie · hailer · Hailsham of St Marylebone · hailshot · hailstone · hailstorm · Hailwood · haily · hain · Hainan · Hainan Tao · Hainault · Hainaut · Haiphong · hair · hair appointment · hair bulb · hair care · hair clip

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIN'T

an´t · aren´t · can´t · couldn´t · daren´t · didn´t · doesn´t · don´t · hadn´t · hasn´t · haven´t · isn´t · mightn´t · mustn´t · needn´t · shouldn´t · wasn´t · weren´t · won´t · wouldn´t

Synonyms and antonyms of hain't in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hain't» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIN'T

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The translations of hain't from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hain't» in English.
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平生
1,325 millions of speakers
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hain´t
570 millions of speakers
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hain´t
510 millions of speakers
hi

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hain´t
380 millions of speakers
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hain´t
280 millions of speakers
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hain´t
278 millions of speakers
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hain´t
270 millions of speakers
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hain´t
260 millions of speakers
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hain´t
220 millions of speakers
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Hain´t
190 millions of speakers
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hain´t
180 millions of speakers
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hain´t
130 millions of speakers
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hain´t
85 millions of speakers
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Hain´t
85 millions of speakers
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hain´t
80 millions of speakers
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hain´t
75 millions of speakers
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Hain´t
75 millions of speakers
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hain´t
70 millions of speakers
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hain´t
65 millions of speakers
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hain´t
50 millions of speakers
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hain´t
40 millions of speakers
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hain´t
30 millions of speakers
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hain´t
15 millions of speakers
af

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hain´t
14 millions of speakers
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hain´t
10 millions of speakers
no

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hain´t
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIN'T»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIN'T»

Discover the use of hain't in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hain't and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Hain't you ben gone away?” “Gone away? Why, what in the nation do you mean? I hain't been gone anywheres.Wherewould Igo to?” “Well, looky here, boss,dey's sumf'n wrong, dey is. Is I me, or who is I?Now dat's I? Is I heah, or whah is what ...
Mark Twain, 2013
2
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
Grammar Hrt Ess MxL So Brk Sr K D Ha Sx; ammad I? Sa; anunent I? Nb Man; ammet I? Nb La Y Db Sa; anna I? Ch Db St; arem'd I? La; arem't I? La; hain't I? St He Wo Gl O Bk So W Brk Co D Do Ha Sx; bin I? Gl; binna I? Ch Sa; is I not?
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
3
The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies
''Ow can 'e 'ave any feelin' of 'is toes if 'e hain't got no toes?' 'Well,' sez the doctor, ' 'is feelin's hain't in 'is toes at all.' 'Well, that's w'ere mine is,' sez father. 'W'en I 'urts my toes it's in my toes I feel 'em. W'en I 'urts my 'and, it's my 'and.' 'My dear ...
Ralph Connor, 2008
4
Focus on England and Wales
Ain't was offered north of northern Sus. and east of Bck. - War. exclusively - with one exception: hain't (in s.w.Ess.). South and west of this line only ben't was recorded. StE am not occurs nowhere. With regard to the Lowman area the SED  ...
Wolfgang Viereck, 1985
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The Doctor (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
''Ow can 'e 'ave any feelin' of 'is toes if 'e hain't got no toes?' 'Well,' sez the doctor, ' 'is feelin's hain't in 'is toes at all.' 'Well, that's w'ere mine is,' sez father. 'W'en I 'urts my toes it's in my toes I feel 'em. W'en I 'urts my 'and, it's my 'and.' 'My dear ...
Ralph Connor, 2008
6
David Harum: A Story of American Life
You hain't scurcely more'n made ends meet, let alone the int'rist, an' it's ben simply a question o' time, an' who'd git the prop'ty in the long run fer some years. I reckoned, same as you did, that Charley 'd mebbe come to the front — but he hain't ...
Edward Noyes Westcott, 2009
7
Our Landlady
Rustlers don't know what dull times is, it's only such perfeshional men as you, doc , or such loan agents as the colonel, (as hain't had nothin' to loan in six months) or sich worthless clerks as Tom, who spends his time waitin' fer the customers ...
L. Frank Baum, Nancy Tystad Koupal, 1999
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Drama in the Modern World: Plays & Essays
I hain't seen Eben in ages. (Meaningly) Seems like he's spent most o' his time t' hum since yew come. ABBIE (vaguely). I tuk his Maw's place. YOUNG GIRL. Ay- eh. So I heerd. (She turns away to retail this bit of gossip to her mother sitting next  ...
Weiss, 1964
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The Complete Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
Why, hain't you been talking about my coming back, and all that stuff, as if I'd been gone away?" "Huck--Huck Finn, you look me in de eye; look me in de eye. HAIN'T you ben gone away?" "Gone away? Why, what in the nation do you mean ?
Mark Twain, 2013
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Samantha on the Race Problem
I don't believe the South is a bleedin' ; I hain't seen no blood. I don't believe the niggers are a rizen, I hain't seen 'em a gettin' up. I believe it is all folderol. " And then I sez, a lookin' up from my knittin' work : " Be mejum, Josiah Allen ; you don't  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIN'T»

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Swingin' Through the Slow Burner of Harvey Kurtzman's 'Jungle Book'
Hain't nothin happened here since the flood!” “Wish there was some real action like a dog-fight or something.” “Yeah. . . Maybea a chicken'll ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
2
6 Ways The Onion's Clickbait Parody Site Is Everything – What You …
This is a no-haters zone, so if you're trying to be negative it just hain't gonna happen! Content only goes viral if people like it and want to share ... «WebProNews, Jun 14»
3
'Tibetan Peach Pie,' a Tom Robbins Memoir
... writes in “Tibetan Peach Pie,” his appealing if wobbly new memoir, that, as a child, he said “far” instead of “fire” and “hain't” instead of “ain't. «New York Times, May 14»
4
Picasso's Unmovable Feast
Hain't I got the power?" It may well be that Mr. Rosen is legally empowered to take down "Le Tricorne," and in so doing run the very real risk of ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 14»
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Huck and Jim vs. Herzl and Morris: Mark Twain on Zionism and the …
I's religious myself, en I knows plenty religious people, but I hain't run across none dat acts like dat.” It made Tom hot, and he says: “Well, it's ... «Mondoweiss, Jan 14»
6
Gordon's Positioning System, Circa 1970
And, without a doubt, she was clearly the one who gave us the handle “Big City Slickers” and informed us that she “hain't never read no ... «GPS World magazine, Dec 13»
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Shut the Box – a short story from the fleet
“There hain't much room in NC-3502-WM's wheelhouse.” “Well then,” Windlass put a hand on Grunt's knee. “I guess we'll just have to get cozy.”. «Southern Fried Science, Oct 13»
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On Obamacare (and Guns), We Won't Comply
"Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side?," said Huck Finn's fraudulent king in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "And ain't that a big ... «Town Hall, Oct 13»
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Waiting in the driveway on MLK Day: Ads for KKK
But, I hate you if you hain't white, ugly, ignorant---get that dip outta your jaw when i b talkin to you! We'uns who know what be happenin need to ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 13»
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Bollards beheaded on new bikeway
Hain't they got no traffic cams on Chase or Biddle that shoot that direction? I hate it when they just recently spent a ton of money on new traffic ... «Baltimore Brew, Dec 12»
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