not've

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English

Etymology

not +‎ -'ve

Pronunciation

Contraction

not've

  1. Contraction of not have.
    • 1998, David Weber, The War God's Own, →ISBN:
      I'd not've fallen in if you'd've told me it was there, Da. And I'd not've sunk if you'd've taught me how to swim.
    • 2005, George Singleton, Novel:
      Mac McAdams might not've added all those "ayes," but he spoke in such a melodious dialect that "aye" kind of came out understood.
    • 2018, MST3K, Turkey Day, and 30 years of taking over the world before pie is served:
      “To the fan, did it add that much value?” Nelson wondered. “Was it worth that much time? I don’t know. It might not’ve.”

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