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Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.10 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk people 0 5470 560862 560860 2026-07-09T12:54:27Z Minorax 27347 560862 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈpiːpəl/}}, {{SAMPA|/"pi:p@l/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈpipl/|/ˈpipl̩/}}, {{SAMPA|/"pip@l/|2=/"pipl=/}} * {{audio|en-uk-people.ogg|UK}} * {{audio|en-us-people.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun|person|3=people}} # {{plural of|person}} #: ''Who are these '''people''' at the [[party]]?'' <gallery> File:H2V.jpg File:Yohannes Christian John.jpg File:NadezhdaSliven.jpg File:Patricia de Lille.jpg File:Vaikunda Avathara Orvalam kids.jpg File:Lavinia Warren - Brady-Handy.jpg </gallery> {{noun}} # {{countable}} A '''people''' is a group of men, women, and children with a shared [[culture]], [[history]], and [[language]]. #: ''Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one '''people'''.'' #: ''This '''people''' shares some characteristics with the aborigines''. [[Category:Irregular plurals]] == Verb == {{verb|peopl|e}} # {{transitive}}; {{usually passive}} If a place is '''peopled''', people live there. #: ''It's a wonderful country '''peopled''' with amazing cooks and dancers.'' # {{transitive}} If you '''people''' a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people. #: ''He liked to '''people''' his books with simple folk.'' 138mkhqtdw1d3amvp62rlojd4wxx2wk -n't 0 8012 560863 557312 2026-07-09T18:39:23Z ~2026-39012-81 54919 /* Related words */ 560863 wikitext text/x-wiki {{see|not}} ==Suffix== {{suffix}} # '''n't''' is used to [[negate]] a [[clause]]. ===Usage notes=== The suffix '''-n't''' can only be added to [[auxiliary verb]]s (also called [[helping verb]]s). The resulting word usually means the same thing as the verb plus ''not'' (for example, ''don't'' means ''do not'', ''won't'' means ''will not''). Some verbs change their spelling when '''-n't''' is added (for example, ''shall'' becomes ''shan't'') and some verbs do not accept '''-n't''' (for example, ''am''). === Related words === {{top2}} * [[not]] * [[ain't]] / [[aren't]] / [[weren't]] * [[isn't]] / [[wasn't]] * [[don't]] / [[doesn't]] / [[didn't]] * [[haven't]] / [[hasn't]] / [[hadn't]] * [[won't]] / [[wouldn't]] * [[can't]] / [[couldn't]] * [[shan't]] / [[shouldn't]] * [[mayn't]] / [[mightn't]] * [[oughtn't]] * [[mustn't]] * [[usedn't]] * [[niggn't]] * [[daren't]] {{bottom}} ===References=== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409130209/http://www.stanford.edu/~zwicky/ZPCliticsInfl.pdf Zwicky, Arnold M., & Geoffrey K. Pullum (1983) ''Cliticization vs. Inflection:'' ''English'' n’t’. ''Language'' '''59''', 502–513] e7uwte6d4m08hijbzanohm6khem5bhb 560864 560863 2026-07-09T18:40:11Z ~2026-39012-81 54919 /* Related words */ 560864 wikitext text/x-wiki {{see|not}} ==Suffix== {{suffix}} # '''n't''' is used to [[negate]] a [[clause]]. ===Usage notes=== The suffix '''-n't''' can only be added to [[auxiliary verb]]s (also called [[helping verb]]s). The resulting word usually means the same thing as the verb plus ''not'' (for example, ''don't'' means ''do not'', ''won't'' means ''will not''). Some verbs change their spelling when '''-n't''' is added (for example, ''shall'' becomes ''shan't'') and some verbs do not accept '''-n't''' (for example, ''am''). === Related words === {{top2}} * [[not]] * [[ain't]] / [[aren't]] / [[weren't]] * [[isn't]] / [[wasn't]] * [[don't]] / [[doesn't]] / [[didn't]] * [[haven't]] / [[hasn't]] / [[hadn't]] * [[won't]] / [[wouldn't]] * [[can't]] / [[couldn't]] * [[shan't]] / [[shouldn't]] * [[mayn't]] / [[mightn't]] * [[oughtn't]] * [[mustn't]] * [[kissmyballsn't]] * [[niggn't]] * [[suckmydickn't]] {{bottom}} ===References=== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409130209/http://www.stanford.edu/~zwicky/ZPCliticsInfl.pdf Zwicky, Arnold M., & Geoffrey K. Pullum (1983) ''Cliticization vs. Inflection:'' ''English'' n’t’. ''Language'' '''59''', 502–513] 4soe8xv8vavzvudd6omo2888b8s5g2w 560865 560864 2026-07-10T00:06:03Z MathXplore 31658 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-39012-81|~2026-39012-81]] ([[User talk:~2026-39012-81|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:~2026-19129-08|~2026-19129-08]] 557312 wikitext text/x-wiki {{see|not}} ==Suffix== {{suffix}} # '''n't''' is used to [[negate]] a [[clause]]. ===Usage notes=== The suffix '''-n't''' can only be added to [[auxiliary verb]]s (also called [[helping verb]]s). The resulting word usually means the same thing as the verb plus ''not'' (for example, ''don't'' means ''do not'', ''won't'' means ''will not''). Some verbs change their spelling when '''-n't''' is added (for example, ''shall'' becomes ''shan't'') and some verbs do not accept '''-n't''' (for example, ''am''). === Related words === {{top2}} * [[not]] * [[ain't]] / [[aren't]] / [[weren't]] * [[isn't]] / [[wasn't]] * [[don't]] / [[doesn't]] / [[didn't]] * [[haven't]] / [[hasn't]] / [[hadn't]] * [[won't]] / [[wouldn't]] * [[can't]] / [[couldn't]] * [[shan't]] / [[shouldn't]] * [[mayn't]] / [[mightn't]] * [[oughtn't]] * [[mustn't]] * [[usedn't]] * [[needn't]] * [[daren't]] {{bottom}} ===References=== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409130209/http://www.stanford.edu/~zwicky/ZPCliticsInfl.pdf Zwicky, Arnold M., & Geoffrey K. Pullum (1983) ''Cliticization vs. Inflection:'' ''English'' n’t’. ''Language'' '''59''', 502–513] 8g7xfxtawukyyvnvlk8ghvftrrqenu0 User talk:~2026-39012-81 3 76323 560866 2026-07-10T00:06:17Z MathXplore 31658 vandalism1 ([[m:User:ZbVl/VD|Vandoom]]) 560866 wikitext text/x-wiki == 2026-07-10 == [[File:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome to [[Wiktionary:About|Wiktionary]]. Everyone is welcome to make useful changes to Wiktionary. However, some of your changes{{#if:|, like the ones to "[[:{{{1}}}]]",}} did not appear to be useful and have been removed. If you want to try out changing Wiktionary to learn more about how it works, please use the [[Wiktionary:Sandbox|sandbox]]. Thank you.<nowiki></nowiki> [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 00:06, 10 July 2026 (UTC) k2oyws3lsw1kebbdpx8mblryeluervv