"oughtn't've" meaning in English

See oughtn't've in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈɔːt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/ [UK]
Etymology: oughtn't + -'ve. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oughtn't|'ve}} oughtn't + -'ve Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} oughtn't've, {{en-cont}} oughtn't've
  1. (UK, colloquial or dialectal) ought not to have Tags: UK, colloquial, contraction, dialectal Related terms: couldn't've, shouldn't've, wouldn't've

Download JSON data for oughtn't've meaning in English (1.7kB)

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