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Adv.
Expressing negation, esp.: 1 (also n't joined to apreceding verb) following an auxiliary verb or be or (in aquestion) the subject of such a verb (I cannot say; she isn'tthere; didn't you tell me?; am I not right?; aren't we smart?).°Use with other verbs is now archaic (I know not; fear not),except with participles and infinitives (not knowing, I cannotsay; we asked them not to come).
Used elliptically for anegative sentence or verb or phrase (Is she coming? -- I hopenot; Do you want it? -- Certainly not!).
Used to express thenegative of other words (not a single one was left; Are theypleased? - Not they; he is not my cousin, but my nephew).
Not such ... or so... that ... not (not such a fool but what he can see it). nothalf see HALF. not least with considerable importance, notably.not much see MUCH. not quite 1 almost (am not quite there).
Noticeably not (not quite proper). not that (foll. by clause)it is not to be inferred that (if he said so - not that he everdid - he lied). not a thing nothing at all. not very see VERY.[ME contr. of NOUGHT]
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