English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- not
- [nɒt]
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- 1. used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifies
- 2. ( in combination )
- 3. used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal
- 4.
C14 not, variant of nought nothing, from Old English n a wiht, from n a no + wiht creature, thing. See naught , nought
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Examples (1-5 of 184)
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these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap
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he was not certain whether his friend was there or not
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not a hope
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the word ``man'' does not name all men but the abstract idea of manhood
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he might come and then again he might not
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- [/na:t/]
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