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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 he told the BBC when certain policies were taken together – and he included national insurance increases for employers and the lack of compensation for some women pensioners to the welfare cuts - "it feels like a Labour Party that just isn't Labour enough."

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But, as Carney noted in his talk with the BBC, Canada isn't powerless either.

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Then, when the sun isn’t blasting down anymore, I’ll get back in the pool.

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In Florida, where almost 28% of all jobs are held by immigrants, the industry with the highest concentration of immigrant labor isn’t the resort industry but construction, in which 11.1% of employees are foreign-born.

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As I’ve written before, the rollback of child labor protections isn’t a matter of streamlining unnecessary regulations.

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