Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Contraction of will not.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contraction of woll not—that is, will not.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- possessive noun A colloquial contraction of
woll not . Will not. Seewill .
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- phrase
will not ; used to indicate a future non-occurring action.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But band members are hoping the label won't try to change them too much.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Associated Press 2011
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His name won't be on that ballot, and his speech seems designed to steal thunder from the event.
Texas Governor Upends GOP Race Neil King Jr. 2011
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Hudson says his name won't be released until family is notified.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The fact they don't have as much experience as those two when it comes to challenging for the title won't make a difference.
Evening Standard - Home Simon Johnson 2011
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Hudson says his name won't be released until family is notified.
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Hudson says his name won't be released until family is notified.
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But while the designation won't immediately lead to road closures or land restrictions, the federal officials acknowledged that some activities could ultimately be curtailed if they are found to hurt the caribou.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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The name won't change - at this point, at least - but there will be some tweaks.
SFGate: Top News Stories Paolo Lucchesi 2011
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The title won't be available for sale until June 14, but after news of it leaked last month, orders pushed the book of off-colour verse to No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list, where it's in the top 20.
Thestar.com - Home Page Andrea Gordon 2011
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Comedian Stephen Colbert says that just because his name won't appear on Saturday's ballot in South Carolina's Republican primary doesn't mean he couldn't become president, or even pope, someday.
The Seattle Times 2012
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