didn't

/ˈdɪdn̩t/US[ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]US[ˈdɪn̩]US[ˈdɪdⁿn̩(ʔ)]

verb

did not (negative auxiliary)

OriginEnglish not ← Middle English not ← Old English *nōht →
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Meanings

verb

alternative dint · alternative din't · alternative di'n't · alternative obsolete did'nt

  1. did not (negative auxiliary)

Origin

  1. Englishdid
  2. Proto-Indo-European*né
  3. Proto-Germanic*ne
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ne
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  7. Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*aiw
  9. Proto-West Germanic*naiw
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wékʷtisder.?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰtisder.?
  14. Proto-Germanic*wihtą
  15. Proto-West Germanic*wiht
  16. Proto-West Germanic*naiwwiht
  17. Old Englishnāwiht
  18. Old English*nōht
  19. Middle Englishnought
  20. Middle Englishnot
  21. Englishnot
  22. Englishdidn't

From did + -n't.

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APA

didn't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didn't

MLA

“didn't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didn't. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “didn't,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didn't.

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