Standard Lemma guide

hasn't

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhæz.n̩t/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 Z AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

Has not: negative form of the auxiliary has

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She hasn't got toothache any longer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Has not/does not have: negative form of the lexical has

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, dialectal, literary

Examples

  • (She) hasn’t a chance, Mary (hasn’t).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From has + -n't.