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hadn't

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hadn't

hadn't /ˈhædn̩t/

hadn't

/ˈhædn̩t/

Britannica Dictionary definition of HADN'T

— used as a contraction of had not

They hadn't arrived at the party yet.
Hadn't we better be going now?

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