"mightn't" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪtənt/ [UK], [ˈmaɪʔn̩ʔ] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-mightn't.wav
Etymology: From might + n't. Etymology templates: {{af|en|might|n't}} might + n't Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mightn't
  1. (British) might not (negative auxiliary) Tags: British Coordinate_terms: can't, couldn't, mayn't, oughtn't, shan't, shouldn't, won't, wouldn't
    Sense id: en-mightn't-en-verb-oZ2IZeF5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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