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NGSL Rank: 14
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Meanings
adverb
  • used with an auxiliary verb or ‘be’ to form the negative.
    E.g. he would not say
  • used as a short substitute for a negative clause.
    E.g. maybe I'll regret it, but I hope not
  • used to express the negative of other words.
    E.g. not a single attempt was made
  • used in understatements to suggest that the opposite of a following word or phrase is true.
    E.g. the not too distant future
noun
  • a Boolean operator with only one variable that has the value one when the variable is zero and vice versa.
adjective
  • (of paper) not hot-pressed, and having a slightly textured surface.

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