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in the negative

in the neg·a·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in stressed th ee neg-uh-tiv]
    • /ɪn stressed ði ˈnɛg ə tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in stressed th ee neg-uh-tiv]
    • /ɪn stressed ði ˈnɛg ə tɪv/

Definitions of in the negative words

  • expression in the negative by saying no 1
  • phrase in the negative If an answer is in the negative, it is 'no' or means 'no'. 0
  • phrase in the negative If a sentence is in the negative, it contains a word such as 'not', 'never', or 'no-one'. 0
  • noun in the negative indicating denial or refusal 0
  • noun in the negative in refusal or denial of a plan, suggestion, etc. 0
  • noun in the negative with a denial or negative answer 0

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Parts of speech for In the negative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in the negative popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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