not
108 ENTRIES FOUND:
- not (adverb)
- not–for–profit (adjective)
- have–nots (noun)
- forget–me–not (noun)
- account (noun)
- Adam (noun)
- all (adverb)
- bad (adjective)
- badly (adverb)
- bargepole (noun)
- bat (verb)
- bean (noun)
- bit (noun)
- blame (verb)
- blind (adjective)
- candle (noun)
- cent (noun)
- chalk (noun)
- child (noun)
- cop (noun)
- cricket (noun)
- cup (noun)
- day (noun)
- do (verb)
- dream (verb)
- end (noun)
- especially (adverb)
- exactly (adverb)
- eye (noun)
- eyelash (noun)
- eyelid (noun)
- fast (adverb)
- fine (adjective)
- for (preposition)
- forest (noun)
- full (adjective)
- good (noun)
- hair (noun)
- half (adverb)
- head (noun)
- hear (verb)
- if (conjunction)
- just (adverb)
- know (verb)
- last (adverb)
- least (adjective)
- least (noun)
- least (adverb)
- leg (noun)
- life (noun)
- like (adverb)
- long (adjective)
- long (adverb)
- long shot (noun)
- look (verb)
- manner (noun)
- means (noun)
- mention (verb)
- merely (adverb)
- million (noun)
- mince (verb)
- minute (noun)
- miss (verb)
- moment (noun)
- monkey (noun)
- much (pronoun)
- nearly (adverb)
- necessarily (adverb)
- on (adjective)
- only (adverb)
- particularly (adverb)
- patch (noun)
- penny (noun)
- piss (verb)
- point (noun)
- problem (noun)
- really (adverb)
- red (adjective)
- sausage (noun)
- say (verb)
- see (verb)
- shabby (adjective)
- shall (verb)
- slight (adjective)
- small (adjective)
- stand (verb)
- tail (noun)
- tea (noun)
- that (conjunction)
- there (adjective)
- think (verb)
- thousand (noun)
- time (noun)
- toss (noun)
- touch (verb)
- tree (noun)
- trick (noun)
- use (noun)
- want (noun)
- waste (verb)
- will (verb)
- wise (adjective)
- wood (noun)
- world (noun)
- worry (verb)
- worth (preposition)
- year (noun)
- young (adjective)
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOT
1
a
— used to form the negative of modal verbs (such as “should” and “could”) and auxiliary verbs (such as “do” and “have”)
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He would/could not stay.
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We have not spoken with them.
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It may not be fast, but it's reliable.
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That kind of behavior should not be allowed.
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He did not seem to care.
b
— used before a verb or clause to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning
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see also not to mention at 1mention
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They gave us the option of not attending.
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She told me not to do it.
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You are not to go there without permission.
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He seemed not to care.
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It's odd, but that's not to say [=that does not mean] that it's bad.
2
a
— used with a word or phrase to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning
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see also not a few at 1few
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The books are not here.
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No, that's not what I said.
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That's not funny!
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That is not necessarily true.
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You're not always right.
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You are not the only one who is worried.
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She is not (at all/very) pleased/happy.
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I'm not happy or sad, just bored.
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It is not as easy as it seems.
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Things are not going well.
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He is not guilty.
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He lives not far from here.
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“Are we there yet?” “Not quite.”
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“Is there any left?” “Not much.”
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It is not just/only/merely [=more than just] a novel; it is a literary classic.
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Not many [=few] people showed up.
b
— used with a negative word to make a positive statement
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Their request is not unreasonable. [=their request is reasonable]
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His experience is not unusual. [=others have had similar experiences]
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“What do you think of the food?” “It's not bad.” [=it's pretty good]
c
informal + humorous
— used humorously at the end of a positive statement to show that you really meant the opposite
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That's very interesting—not! [=that's not interesting]
3
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less or fewer than
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He was standing not six feet away from me.
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The bullet passed not five inches from my head!
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Not all of us agree. [=some of us do not agree]
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Not everybody finds her work interesting. [=some people find her work boring]
4
— used to refer to a possible situation, condition, etc., that is different from or opposite to another situation, condition, etc.
— often used in the phrase or not
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The planet is sometimes hard to see and sometimes not. [=and sometimes easy to see]
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It works in theory if not in practice. [=even if it doesn't work in practice]
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Believe it or not [=whether you believe me or don't believe me], we were there just last week.
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Ready or not, here I come!
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Like it or not, you'll do as he says. [=you'll do as he says whether you like or don't like it]
5
— used to give a negative answer to a question
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“Do you think they forgot?” “I hope not.”
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“Should we go?” “I'd rather not.”
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“Do you think it's true?” “Probably/Certainly not.”
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“Do you mind?” “Not at all.”
as like as not
or like as notmore often than not
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happening more than half the time
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He wins more often than not. [=he wins more than he loses]
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More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.
not a/one
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no thing or person
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There was not one available taxi to be found. [=no taxis were available]
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Not a/one single person showed up. [=no one showed up]
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Not a word came out of her mouth.
not that
— used to say that something said before is not important
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I tried to help, not that it mattered. [=but it did not matter]
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I saw him with some other woman, not that I care. [=but I don't care]
