adv
not
not
adv
1
A word used to make a statement, verb, or phrase negative.
"I am not going to the party tonight."
"She did not finish her homework."
2
Used after a statement, often ironically, to reverse its apparent meaning as a joke.
"Great plan. Not."
How to Use Not
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe basic word for turning a statement into its opposite — the core of English negation.
Common pairings
not only... but also
not at all
why not
Word Forms
NOTs plural
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Etymology
From Middle English not/nat, a shortened form of Old English nāwiht ("nothing"), literally "not anything."