shouldn't've
English
Etymology
shouldn't + -'ve
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/
Audio (US) (file)
Contraction
shouldn’t’ve
- (informal) Contraction of should not have.
- 1990 October, Jamie Delano, “The Bogeyman”, in Hellblazer, number 34, DC Comics, page 8:
- She’s right. I shouldn’t’ve come.
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Synonyms
- shouldna (colloquial)
See also
- couldn't've
- wouldn't've
- oughtn't've