not

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Conjunction 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Interjection 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 Noun 1.6.1 Related terms 1.6.2 Translations 1.6.3 See also 1.7 See also 1.8 Anagrams 2 Albanian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Icelandic 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Derived terms 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Turkish 5.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /nɒt/, SAMPA: /nQt/
  •  Audio (UK)^{help, file}
• (US)
  • IPA: /nɑt/, SAMPA: /nAt/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɒt
• Homophones: knot, naught (some dialects)

[edit] Etymology

Middle English, compare nought

[edit] Adverb

not

1. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

   I may be many things, but I am not a crook.

   Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.

   Not knowing any better, I went ahead.

[edit] Usage notes

In modern usage, the form do not ... (or don’t ...) is preferred to ... not for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, do/does/did, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need):

• They do not sow. (modern) vs. They sow not. (KJB)

American usage tends to prefer don’t have or haven’t got to have not or haven’t, except when have is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom have-not):

• I don’t have a clue or I haven’t got a clue. (US)
• I haven’t a clue or I haven't got a clue. (outside US)
• I haven’t been to Spain. (universal)

The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US.

• You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US)
• You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US)
• I don’t need any eggs today. (universal)

The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated.

• I daren't do that.

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[edit] Conjunction

not

1. Indicates that the first term is the proper object, as opposed to the second.

   I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.

   Ballots, not bullets.

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[edit] Interjection

not!

1. (slang) 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!

[edit] Synonyms

• I don't think

[edit] Translations

• Icelandic: ekki is(is)
• Swedish: inte sv(sv)

[edit] Noun

not

1. 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.

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• NOR

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[edit] See also

• AND
• OR
• NAND
• XOR

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if then else and

or true false

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: not
• ton

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

not m.

1. a swim

[edit] Derived terms

• notoj or bën not to swim

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[edit] Icelandic

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not n. pl.

1. use

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• koma að notum (to be of use, to be useful)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnuːt/

[edit] Noun

Inflection for not	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	not	noten	noter	noterna
Genitive	nots	notens	noters	noternas

not c.

1. (music) note.
2. a short message; note.
3. (diplomacy) a formal message from a country to another country’s embassy.

NOT

1. (computing) the logical function NOT.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

not

1. a short message; note.