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not

not
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [not]
    • /nɒt/
    • /nɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [not]
    • /nɒt/

Definitions of not word

  • adverb not (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition): You must not do that. It's not far from here. 1
  • adverb not U.S. Slang. (used jocularly as a postpositive interjection to indicate that a previous statement is untrue): I just love working overtime without pay. Not! 1
  • idioms not not so much, Informal. (an expression of dismissive scorn, ambivalence, or skepticism): Attractive? Yes. Smart? Not so much. Is the world coming to an end? Yeah, not so much. 1
  • noun not a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive. 1
  • noun not Used with an auxiliary verb or “ be ” to form the negative. 1
  • abbreviation NOT negation 1
See all 28 definitions of not

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Origin of not

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English; weak variant of nought

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Not

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Not

not popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

not usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for not

adverb not

  • negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • nay — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
  • nix — nothing.
  • never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.

interjection not

  • not by any means — in no way, by no method
  • by no means — on no account; in no way
  • no way — refusal
  • not at all — in no way, to no extent
  • no — classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
All 10 Synonyms of not

Antonyms for not

adverb not

  • minot — George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
Just one Antonym for not

Top questions with not

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