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isn't

[ iz-uhnt ]

  1. contraction of is not.


isn't

/ ˈɪəԳ /

contraction of

  1. is not
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

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Pronunciation Note

Isn't is often pronounced [id, -nt] in the South Midland and Southern U.S., with [d], a stop consonant, substituting for [z], a sibilant. This substitution results from an assimilatory process in which the tip of the tongue, in anticipation of the articulatory position for the following [n], touches the upper alveolar ridge. This same process gives [wuhd, -nt] for wasn't and [bid, -nis] for business. These pronunciations are heard from speakers on all social levels.
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Example Sentences

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“But if everything goes the way you’re expecting it to go, the draft probably isn’t going to have a major impact on the scheduling process. Teams play their way into prime time. They don’t draft their way into prime time.”

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Zheng isn’t alone in her struggles.

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"It feels like it's been normalised when it really isn't," said the Northern Irishman, who is now the club's third most successful manager.

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Nobody took accountability for anything anymore, and isn't that terrible.

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But the students involved in the hunger strike say the college isn’t doing enough.

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