Not: meaning, definitions and examples

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not

[ nɒt ]

^{Context #1}

in a negative way

Used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.

Synonyms

absolutely not, never, no

Examples of usage

I do not agree with you.
She is not coming to the party.
Not everyone can afford a luxury car.

^{Context #2}

logic

A logical operator that produces a truth value opposite to the operand.

Synonyms

Examples of usage

In logic, 'not' is often represented by the symbol ¬.
The 'not' operator in programming can reverse the value of a boolean variable.

Translations

Translations of the word "not" in other languages:

🇵🇹 não

🇮🇳 नहीं

🇩🇪 nicht

🇮🇩 tidak

🇺🇦 ні

🇵🇱 nie

🇯🇵 いいえ

🇫🇷 non

🇪🇸 no

🇹🇷 hayır

🇰🇷 아니요

🇸🇦 لا

🇨🇿 ne

🇸🇰 nie

🇨🇳 不

🇸🇮 ne

🇮🇸 ekki

🇰🇿 жоқ

🇬🇪 არა

🇦🇿 yox

🇲🇽 no

Word origin

The word 'not' originated from Old English 'naht', which evolved into Middle English 'nought' and eventually 'not'. It has been used in English for centuries to indicate negation and has remained a fundamental element of the language.