Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
verbwill not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.
Origin
- Middle Englishwill not, wil not, wyll not, will noght, wil noht, willi noȝt, wyl nat, wol not, woll not, wole not, wolle not, wol nat, woll nat, etc.
- Middle Englishwynnot
- Englishwon't
From earlier wonnot, from Middle English wynnot, wilnot, wolnot, wilnat, a contraction of Middle English will not, wil not, wyll not, will noght, wil noht, willi noȝt, wyl nat, wol not, woll not, wole not, wolle not, wol nat, woll nat, etc., equivalent to a will + not and/or woll + not. For the pronunciation with /oʊ/, /əʊ/, see poultry.
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Chinese Mandarin 不會 /不会
- 不會 /不会 (bùhuì)contraction of “will not”
Māori e kore ... e, kāore ... mō te
- e kore ... econtraction of “will not”
- kāore ... mō tecontraction of “will not”
Polish nie
- niecontraction of “will not”
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with won't
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won't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/won't
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