Etymology : Middle English, alteration of nought, from nought, pron.; more at NAUGHT
Pronunciation : nät
Function : adverb
Date : 13th century
1. P.S.
2. memo.
3. adno; not even; to no degree at all. not a good idea, forget it """Maybe we should buy a Lada."" ""Not.""". not\not\ . [contr. from ne wot. see:
2d note.] wot not; know not; knows not. [obs.]not \not\, a. shorn; shaven. [obs.] see:
nott.not \not\, adv. [oe. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as e. naught. see:
naught.] a word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. not one word spake he more than was need. thou shalt not steal. xx.
4. thine eyes are upon me, and i am not.
5. the question is, may i do it, or may i not do it? sanderson.not but , ornot but, only. [obs. or colloq.]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".
6. grade. mark. memorandum. note. reminder.
7. Wot not; know not; knows not.
8. Shorn; shaven.
9. A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. 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".
10. p.s. note, memo, memorandum, notes, aide memoire, postscript, annotation, mark, chit. "note; memo, memorandum; (okulda) mark, grade; (mektupta) postscript; message". ",-tu.
11. note; memorandum; minute.
12. mark, grade (in school). not almak.
13. to make notes.
14. to get a grade. not atmak /a/ to put a grade on (an exam, a piece of work). not dü?mek to write down a note. not etmek /y/ to note (something) down. not unu kyrmak /yn/ to lower (someone´s) grade. not tutmak to take notes. not vermek /a/.
15. to give a grade (to).
16. to pass judgment on. not unu vermek /yn/ to decide that (someone) is no-good/no-count/a bad egg. ". note. note.
17. note. memorandum. minute. school mark. grade. annotation. billet. chit. flapper. line. memo. scrip.
18. not 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'.
19. You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not working the way they were intended I was not in Britain at the time There are many things you won't understand here I don't trust my father anymore.
20. You use not to form questions to which you expect the answer `yes'. Haven't they got enough problems there already? Didn't I see:
you at the party last week? Didn't you just love the Waltons?.
21. You use not, usually in the form n't, in questions which imply that someone should have done something, or to express surprise that something is not the case. Why didn't you do it months ago? Hasn't anyone ever kissed you before? Shouldn't you have gone further?.
22. You use not, usually in the form n't, in question tags after a positive statement. `It's a nice piece of jewellery though, isn't it?' I've been a great husband, haven't I?.
23. politeness You use not, usually in the form n't, in polite suggestions. Actually we do have a position in mind. Why don't you fill out our application? Couldn't they send it by train?.
24. You use not to represent the negative of a word, group, or clause that has just been used. `Have you found Paula?' --- `I'm afraid not, Kate.' At first I really didn't care whether he came or not.
25. You can use not in front of `all' or `every' when you want to say something that applies only to some members of the group that you are talking about. Not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely Not every applicant had a degree.
26. If something is not always the case, you mean that sometimes it is the case and sometimes it is not. She couldn't always afford a babysitter The life of an FBI agent wasn't always as glamorous as people thought.
27. emphasis You can use not or not even in front of `a' or `one' to emphasize that there is none at all of what is being mentioned. The houses are beautiful, but there's no shop, not even a pub to go into I sent report after report. But not one word was published.
28. You can use not in front of a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount to say that the actual distance, time, or amount is less than the one mentioned. The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away They were here not five minutes ago!.
29. You use not when you are contrasting something that is true with something that is untrue. You use this especially to indicate that people might think that the untrue statement is true. He has his place in the Asian team not because he is white but because he is good Training is an investment not a cost.
30. emphasis You use not in expressions such as `not only', `not just', and `not simply' to emphasize that something is true, but it is not the whole truth. These movies were not only making money; they were also perceived to be original There is always a `black market' not just in Britain but in Europe as a whole.
31. You use not that to introduce a negative clause that contradicts something that the previous statement implies. His death took me a year to get over; not that you're ever really over it.
32. emphasis Not at all is an emphatic way of saying `No' or of agreeing that the answer to a question is `No'. `Sorry. I sound like Abby, don't I?' --- `No. Not at all.' `You don't think that you've betrayed your country.' --- `No I don't. No, not at all.'.
33. formulae Not at all is a polite way of acknowledging a person's thanks. `Thank you very much for speaking with us.' --- `Not at all.'.
34. not half: see:
half if not: see if not least: see least not to mention: see mention nothing if not: see nothing more often than not: see often. A logical operator that returns a false value if the operand is true and a true value if the operand is false. 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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