"ain't" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /eɪnt/ [US] Audio: en-us-ain't.ogg [US] Forms: be [canonical], am, is, are [present], was, were [past], been [past, participle], being [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb3|be|am|is|are|was|were|been|being}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The negative form of am; am not.
    Sense id: simple-ain't-en-verb-lQh6JLM5 Categories (other): Slang
  2. Another way of saying isn't, am not, or aren't.
    Sense id: simple-ain't-en-verb-hB3BxqrF Categories (other): Slang
  3. Another way of saying haven't or hasn’t.
    Sense id: simple-ain't-en-verb-TacNqVB2 Categories (other): Slang
     
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