oughtn't've

English

Etymology

oughtn't +‎ -'ve.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/

Contraction

oughtn't've

  1. (UK, colloquial or dialectal) ought not to have
    • 2000, Richard Wright, The long dream:
      "Hell, mebbe we oughtn't've done that." Tony was regretful.

See also

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