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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
Example:
'ain' is Scottish
Synonyms:
ain; own
Classified under:
Similar:
personal (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality)
Context examples:
The cake ain't hurt a mite, and everything looks lovely.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“And seem’ it’s government money, you ain’t got no kick coming, eh, Perrault?”
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
But I ain't got to the point yet.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
He lifted one of Wolf's fore legs and examined the foot-pads, pressing them and denting them with his thumb. "Kind of soft," he remarked. "He ain't been on trail for a long time."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
“He ain’t down here!” Parsons called back.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
If it ain't no good to swear by, what do you suppose a sperrit would give for it?
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
How do you explain it, and ain’t you ashamed to see your men go down like this?
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“He’s a real slap-up Corinthian, by his dress; and he means what he says, or else I ain’t no judge of a man.”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I ain't got no call to go and tell her so. I never said six words to her myself, I ain't a-goin' to tell her so.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
He ain't had no chance yet.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
