mightn't've

UK/ˈmaɪt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/

contraction

might not have

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Meanings

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  1. contractioninformalmight not have

    I said to Belinda, 'Have you got any irons in the fire for when I'm gone?' — assuming that she mightn't've yet considered the prospect.

    2025, Bill Holland, Beyond Our Kenneth: The Continued Diaries of Kenneth Williams, page 245

Origin

mightn't + 've

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APA

mightn't've. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mightn't've

MLA

“mightn't've.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mightn't've. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mightn't've,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mightn't've.

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