NOT

NOT  (nt)

n.

A logical operator that returns a false value if the operand is true and a true value if the operand is false.

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not  (nt)

adv.

In no way; to no degree. Used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition: I will not go. You may not have any.

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[Middle English, alteration of naught, nought; see naught.]

Usage Note: Care should be taken with the placement of not and other negatives in a sentence in order to avoid ambiguity. All elephants are not friendly could be taken to mean either "All elephants are unfriendly" or "Not all elephants are friendly." Similarly, the sentence Kim didn't sleep until noon could mean either "Kim went to sleep at noon" or "Kim got up before noon." · In formal writing, each part of the not only . . . but also construction should be followed with an element of the same grammatical type. Instead of She not only bought a new car but also a new lawnmower, one should write She bought not only a new car but also a new lawnmower; in the second version, both not only and but also are followed by noun phrases. Omitting the also tends to intensify the second part of the construction so that it no longer functions merely as a supplement to the first part: She is not only smart but brilliant. He not only wanted the diamond but wanted it desperately. See Usage Note at only.

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not [nɒt]

adv

1.

a.  used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifies I will not stand for it

b.  (in combination) they cannot go

not that (conjunction) Also (archaic) not but what which is not to say or suppose that I expect to lose the game — not that I mind

sentence substitute

used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal certainly not

[C14 not, variant of nought nothing, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing. See naught, nought]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

not - negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all" non

Translations

not [nɒt] ADV

1. (with vb)

often contracted to n't on the end of modals, auxiliaries and parts of the verb to be in everyday language

→ no
I'm not sure → no estoy seguro
he's not here; he isn't here → no está aquí
it wasn't me → yo no fui
it's too late, isn't it? → es demasiado tarde, ¿no?
you owe me money, don't you? → me debes dinero, ¿verdad? or (esp LAm) ¿no es cierto?
she won't go; she will not go → no irá
I don't think she'll come now → ya no creo que venga
he asked me not to do it → me pidió que no lo hiciera
fear not! → ¡no temas!
I hope not → espero que no
I suppose not → supongo que no
to tell sb not to do sth → decir a algn que no haga algo
I think not → creo que no
not thinking that → sin pensar que ...

2. (with pronoun etc) not one → ni uno
not me/you → yo/tú no
not I! → ¡yo no!
not everybody can do it → no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo
not any more → ya no
see also even B3

3. (in expressions)
absolutely not! → ¡en absoluto!
not at all (after verb) → no ... en absoluto; (responding to thanks) → ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!
I don't mind at all → no me importa en absoluto
it doesn't hurt at all → no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada
"are you cold?" - "not at all!" → -¿tienes frío? -¡en absoluto! or -¡qué va!
"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" → -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!
he's not at all selfish → no es nada egoísta
certainly not! → ¡en absoluto!
of course not! → ¡claro que no!
not a few → no pocos ...
not for anything (in the world) → por nada(del mundo)
not guilty → no culpable
the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000 → la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras
not likely! → ¡ni hablar!
with not a little surprise → con no poca sorpresa
are you coming or not? → ¿vienes o no?
whether you go or not → tanto si vas como si no
"did you like it?" - "not really" → -¿te gustó? -no mucho
big, not to say enormous → grande, por no decir enorme
the young and the not so young → los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes
I shan't be sorry to see the last of him → no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista
not that I don't like him → no es que no me guste
not that I know of → no que yo sepa
why not? → ¿por qué no?
not without some regrets → no sin cierto pesar
not yet → todavía no
they haven't arrived yet → todavía no han llegado
see also likely B
see also mention B
see also much B1
see also only B6

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not [ˈnɒt] adv

(with verb) → ne ... pas
I'm not sure → Je ne suis pas sûr.
You must not do this → Tu ne dois pas faire ça.
He isn't at home.; He's not at home → Il n'est pas chez lui.
It's not raining.; It isn't raining → Il ne pleut pas.
You shouldn't do that → Tu ne devrais pas faire ça.
They haven't arrived yet → Ils ne sont pas encore arrivés.

(as clause substitute) or not → ou pas
Are you coming or not? → Est-ce que tu viens ou pas?
I hope not → j'espère que non
"Can you lend me £10?" - "I'm afraid not." → "Est-ce que tu peux me prêter dix livres?" - "Non, désolé."
not at all → pas du tout; (in answer to thanks) → de rien
Thank you. - Not at all → Merci. - De rien.; (denying or contradicting) → pas du tout
No, not at all → Non, pas du tout.

(with following adverb, pronoun, noun, determiner) → pas
not really → pas vraiment
"Did you like the film?" - "Not really." → "Tu as aimé le film?" - "Pas vraiment."
not yet → pas encore
"Have you finished?" - "Not yet." → "As-tu fini?" - "Pas encore."
not me → pas moi
Who's going to do the washing-up? Not me → Qui va faire la vaisselle? Pas moi.
not even → même pas
There's not even a pub → Il n'y a même pas de bar.
not just → pas seulement
There is always a black market, not just in Britain → Il y a du marché noir partout, pas seulement en Grande-Bretagne.
not only → non seulement
These movies are not only making money; they were also perceived to be original → Non seulement ces films font de l'argent; ils étaient également considérés comme originaux.
not all
Not all the money had been used wisely → Tout l'argent n'avait pas été utilisé à bon escient.
not every
Not every applicant had a degree → Les candidats n'avaient pas tous de diplôme universitaire.
not one
Not one word was published → Pas un seul mot n'a été publié.

(= less than) → moins de
not five yards away → à moins de cinq mètres
not five minutes ago → il y a moins de cinq minutes

(making contrasts, contradictions) → et non pas
Training is an investment, not a cost → La formation est un investissement et non pas un coût.
not because → non pas parce que
not that → non pas que
His death took me a year to get over; not that you're ever really over it → J'ai mis un an à me remettre de son décès; non pas qu'on s'en remette jamais vraiment.

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not

adv

→ nicht; he told me not to come/not to do that → er sagte, ich solle nicht kommen/ich solle das nicht tun; do not or don’t come → kommen Sie nicht; that’s how not to do it → so sollte man es nicht machen; he was wrong in not making a protest → es war falsch von ihm, nicht zu protestieren; not wanting to be heard, he … → da er nicht gehört werden wollte, … er …; not I! → ich nicht!; fear not! (old) → fürchte dich nicht!

(emphatic) → nicht; not a sound/word etc → kein Ton/Wort etc, nicht EIN Ton/Wort etc; not a bit → kein bisschen; not a sign of … → keine Spur von …; not one of them → kein Einziger, nicht einer; not a thing → überhaupt nichts; they were here not ten minutes ago → vor nicht einmal zehn Minuten waren sie noch hier; not any more → nicht mehr; not yet → noch nicht; not even → nicht einmal; not so (as reply) → nein; say not so (old) → sag, dass es nicht wahr ist

(in tag or rhetorical questions) it’s hot, isn’t it? or (form) is it not? → es ist heiß, nicht wahr or nicht? (inf); isn’t it hot? → (es ist) heiß, nicht wahr?, ist das vielleicht heiß!; isn’t he naughty! → ist er nicht frech?, (er ist) ganz schön frech, nicht! (inf); you are coming, aren’t you or are you not? → Sie kommen doch, oder?; you have got it, haven’t you? → Sie haben es doch, oder?, Sie haben es, nicht wahr?; you like it, don’t you? or (form) do you not? → das gefällt dir, nicht (wahr)?; you are not angry, are you? → Sie sind nicht böse, oder?; you are not angry - or are you? → Sie sind doch nicht etwa böse?

(as substitute for clause) → nicht; is he coming? — I hope/I believe not → kommt er? — ich hoffe/glaube nicht; it would seem or appear not → anscheinend nicht; he’s decided not to do it — I should think/hope not → er hat sich entschlossen, es nicht zu tun — das möchte ich auch meinen/hoffen

(elliptically) are you cold? — not at all → ist dir kalt? — überhaupt or gar nicht; thank you very much — not at all → vielen Dank — keine Ursache or gern geschehen; not in the least → überhaupt or gar nicht, nicht im Geringsten; not that I care → nicht, dass es mir etwas ausmacht(e); not that I know of → nicht, dass ich wüsste; it’s not that I don’t believe him → ich glaube ihm ja, es ist ja nicht so, dass ich ihm nicht glaube

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not [nɒt] adv → non
he is not here → non è qui, non c'è
I haven't seen anybody → non ho visto nessuno
it's too late, isn't it? → è troppo tardi, vero? or no?
she will not or won't go → non ci andrà
he asked me not to do it → mi ha chiesto di non farlo
whether you go or not → che tu ci vada o no
not that I don't like him → non che (lui) non mi piaccia
big, not to say enormous → grosso, per non dire enorme
why not? → perché no?
I hope not → spero di no
not at all → niente affatto, per niente (after thanks) → prego, s'immagini
you must not or mustn't do this → non deve fare questo
not one book → neanche un libro
not me/you → io/tu no
not yet → non ancora
see also even, much, only

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not [nɒt] adv → non
he is not here → non è qui, non c'è
I haven't seen anybody → non ho visto nessuno
it's too late, isn't it? → è troppo tardi, vero? or no?
she will not or won't go → non ci andrà
he asked me not to do it → mi ha chiesto di non farlo
whether you go or not → che tu ci vada o no
not that I don't like him → non che (lui) non mi piaccia
big, not to say enormous → grosso, per non dire enorme
why not? → perché no?
I hope not → spero di no
not at all → niente affatto, per niente (after thanks) → prego, s'immagini
you must not or mustn't do this → non deve fare questo
not one book → neanche un libro
not me/you → io/tu no
not yet → non ancora
see also even, much, only

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not

adv not [not]

1 (often abbreviated ton't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true! is nie لا، لن: كَلِمَه تُسْتَعْمَل للنَّفي не е ne ikke nicht δεν, μη(ν), όχι, ούτε no ei خير؛ حرف منفى ei ne...pas לא नहीं ne,nije nem tidak ekki non ～でない …아니다 ne nolieguma partikula (‘ne'-) bukan niet ikke nie não nu; nici не; ни nie ne ne inte ไม่ değil, yok, ...-me/ma 不 не حرف نفي، نہيں không 不

2 used with certain verbs such as hope, ~seem, ~believe, ~expect and also with be afraid Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'. nie لا، لَن не ne ikke nicht όχι no ei نه ei non שׁלא nemati nem tidak ekki di no そうでない 생략 구문에서의 특수 용법 kad ne ka ne bukan van niet ikke; dessverre że nie não nu нет ne- ne ne inte ถุกใช้กับกริยาที่แน่นอน อย่างเช่น hope, seem, believe, expect และ be afraid maalesef yok, inşallah yok 不 ні نہيں không 不

not at all

it does not matter; it is not important etc Thank you for helping me.' `Not at all.' nie أبَدا няма за какво rádo se stalo overhovedet ikke; det er ligemeget; tak selv gern geschehen καθόλου en absoluto pole tänu väärt ابدا؛ هيچ ei kestä de rien אֵין בְּעַד מָה बिल्कुल, कदापि नहीं nimalo,nizašta szívesen tidak apa-apa það var ekkert di niente どういたしまして 천만에 nėr už ką, visai ne nav par ko tidak mengapa geen dank slett ikke, overhodet ikke ależ skąd, nie ma o czym mówić de nada pentru nimic; deloc ничего, пустяки niet začo ni za kaj nema na čemu ingen orsak ไม่ bir şey değil, estağfurullah, ne demek 一點也不 нема за що نہيں نہيں، کوئي بات نہيں không có gì 一点也不

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NOT → لا ne ikke nicht δεν no ei pas ne no ･･･でない … 아니다 niet ikke nie não нет inte ไม่ yok không 不