not
not
adv \ˈnät\Definition of NOT
1
—used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word
2
—used as a function word to stand for the negative of a preceding group of words <is sometimes hard to see and sometimes not>
Examples of NOT
- He was standing not six feet away from me.
- The bullet passed not five inches from my head!
Origin of NOT
Middle English, alteration of nought, from nought, pron. — more at naught
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with NOT
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