Not Definition
not
See also nöt, nøt, nót, nốt, Not, NOT, and nôt
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English
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From Middle English not, nat, variant of noght, naht (“not, nothing”), from Old English *nōht, nāht (“nought, nothing”), short for nōwiht, nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing, no creature”), corresponding to nā (“no”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). Cognate with Scots nat, naucht (“not”), West Frisian net (“not”), Dutch niet (“not”), German nicht (“not”). Compare nought and aught. More at no, wight.
Pronunciation
- (UK)
- IPA: /nɒt/, SAMPA: /nQt/
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- (US)
- IPA: /nɑt/, SAMPA: /nAt/
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- Rhymes: -ɒt
- Homophones: knot, naught (some dialects)
Adverb
not (not comparable)
- Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
- 1973, Richard Nixon.
- Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
- Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
- Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
- 1973, Richard Nixon.
- To no degree
- That is not red; it's orange.
Derived terms
Category:English words derived from: not
Usage notes
In modern usage, the form do not ... (or don’t ...) is preferred to ... not for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need):
- They do not sow. (modern) vs. They sow not. (KJB)
American usage tends to prefer don’t have or haven’t got to have not or haven’t, except when have is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom have-not):
- I don’t have a clue or I haven’t got a clue. (US)
- I haven’t a clue or I haven't got a clue. (outside US)
- I haven’t been to Spain. (universal)
The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US.
- You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US)
- You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US)
- I don’t need any eggs today. (universal)
The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated.
- I daren't do that.
Related terms
negates meaning of verbConjunction
not
- And not.
- I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
- He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
Usage notes
- The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.
Translations
And not
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Interjection
not!
- (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
- I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
- Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
Synonyms
Translations
- Danish: ikke (da)
- Faroese: ikki (fo)
- Icelandic: ekki (is)
- Norwegian Bokmål: ikke (no)
- Norwegian Høgnorsk: ikkja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ikkje (nn)
- Old Norse: ekki
- Swedish: inte (sv), icke (sv), ej (sv)
See also
Noun
not (plural nots)
- Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
- You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
Related terms
Translations
unary negation function
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Albanian
Noun
not m.
- a swim
Derived terms
- notoj or bën not to swim
Icelandic
Noun
not n. pl.
Derived terms
- koma að notum (to be of use, to be useful)
Lojban
Rafsi
not
- Rafsi of notci.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) notg
Etymology
From Latin nox, noctem, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun
not f. (plural nots)
- (Puter, Vallader) night
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
not m. (genitive not, plural notaichean)
Synonyms
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈnuːt/
Noun
not c.
- (music) note.
- a short message; note.
- (diplomacy) a formal message from a country to another country’s embassy.
Declension
Declension of not| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | not | noten | noter | noterna |
| genitive | nots | notens | noters | noternas |
Turkish
Noun
not (definite accusative notu, plural notlar)
- a short message; note
- Not: Seni seviyorum.
- PS: I love you.
- Not: Seni seviyorum.
Declension
declension of not| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | not | notlar |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | notu | notları |
| dative (yönelme) | nota | notlara |
| locative (bulunma) | notta | notlarda |
| ablative (çıkma) | nottan | notlardan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | notun | notların |
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