won't

Meaning

will not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wəʊnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wynnot

In summary

From earlier wonnot, from Middle English wynnot, wilnot, wolnot, wilnat, a contraction of Middle English will not, wil not, wyll not, will noght, wil noht, willi noȝt, wyl nat, wol not, woll not, wole not, wolle not, wol nat, woll nat, etc., equivalent to a will + not and/or woll + not. For the pronunciation with /oʊ/, /əʊ/, see poultry.

Sentences

They won't let me go !

I won't ever tell a soul .