Not

  • 31not — [[t]nɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Not is often shortened to n t in spoken English, and added to the auxiliary or modal verb. For example, did not is often shortened to didn t .) 1) NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not… …

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  • 32not — adverb 1 used to make a word or expression negative: “Can we go to the park?” “No, not today, dear.” | Lorna was not a tidy child and left toys everywhere. | The store is open all week but not on Sundays. | Sally will not eat meat. | You were… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33Not — Aus der Not eine Tugend machen: eine schlimme Lage geschickt ausnutzen. Am frühesten bezeugt ist die Redensart in lateinischer Form bei dem Kirchenvater Hieronymus (etwa 331 420). Er sagt in seiner Schrift ›Adversus libros Rufini‹ (III,2): »Facis …

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  • 34not */*/*/ — UK [nɒt] / US [nɑt] adverb 1) used for making negatives a) used for making a sentence, expression, or word negative He would not listen to anything she said. Barbara s not coming to the party. I don t feel sorry for her. Do not forget your… …

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  • 35Not I — This article is about the play. For the restriction enzyme NotI, see restriction enzyme. Photo of Lisa Dwan, Battersea Arts Centre © Allan Titmuss Not I is a twenty minute dramatic monologue written in 1972 (March 20 to April 1) by Samuel Beckett …

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  • 36Not — No̲t die; , Nö·te; 1 nur Sg; der Zustand, in dem jemand sehr arm ist und nicht genug Geld und Essen zum Leben hat ≈ Armut ↔ Reichtum <große, schlimme Not; Not leiden; in Not geraten, sein; jemandes Not lindern>: Weil es seit Jahren nicht… …

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  • 37Not — Leid; Notlage; Elend; Bedrängnis; Armut; Dürftigkeit; Mangel * * * Not [no:t], die; , Nöte [ nø:tə]: 1. <Plural selten> Zustand der Entbehrung, des Mangels an lebenswichtigen Dingen: Not leiden; jmds. Not lindern; sie sind in große… …

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  • 38not*/*/*/ — [nɒt] adv 1) used for giving a negative or opposite meaning to a sentence, expression, or word He would not listen to anything she said.[/ex] Barbara s not coming to the party.[/ex] I don t feel sorry for her.[/ex] Not surprisingly, Greg forgot… …

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  • 39Not! — For other uses of the word, see Not (disambiguation). Not! is a grammatical construction in the English language that became a sarcastic catchphrase in North America in the 1990s. A declarative statement is made, followed by a pause and then an… …

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  • 40not — 1. adverb /nɒt,nɑt/ a) Negates the meaning of the modified verb. Well, Im not a crook. Ive earned everything Ive got. b) To no degree Did you take out the trash? No, I did not. See Also: aint, arent, cant, cannot, darent, doesnt, dont, didnt,… …

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