an't
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]an't
- (dialect, archaic) amn't; am not
- (dialect, archaic, in non-rhotic dialects) aren't; are not
- (dialect, archaic) isn't; is not
- (Northern England, dialect) haven't; hasn't
Usage notes
[edit]In modern English, an't has been supplanted by aren't in the phrase “aren’t I?”, though in nonstandard usage it continues with a vowel change as ain't.