Definition/Meaning of not

• English - Adverb: not ( not comparable ) Negates the meaning of the modified verb . 1973 , Richard Nixon . Well , I'm not a crook . I've earned everything I've got . Did you take out the trash? No , I did not . Not knowing any better , I went ahead . To no degree That is not red; it's orange . Usage notes In modern usage , the form do not ... (or don’t ... ) is preferred to ... not for all but a short list of…
• English - Conjunction: not And not . I wanted a plate of shrimp , not a bucket of chicken . He painted the car blue and black , not solid purple . Usage notes The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B , but A”; and “not B , but rather A”. Translations
• English - Interjection: not! ( slang , 1990s ) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically . I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney ... not ! Sure , you're perfect the way you are ... not ! Synonyms I don't think Translations See also Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year
• English - Noun: not ( plural nots ) Unary logical function NOT , true if input is false , or a gate implementing that negation function . You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip . Related terms NOR Translations See also AND OR NAND XOR
• English - Etymology: From Middle English not , nat , variant of noght , naht ( “ not , nothing ” ), from Old English *nōht , nāht ( “ nought , nothing ” ), short for nōwiht , nāwiht ( “ nothing ” , literally “ no thing , no creature ” ), corresponding to nā ( “ no ” ) + wiht ( “ thing , creature ” ). Cognate with Scots nat , naucht ( “ not ” ), Saterland Frisian nit ( “ not ” ), West Frisian net ( “ not ” ), Dutch…