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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
not /nɑt/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. (used with verbs like[be, have,]and[do,]and with modal verbs, to express the opposite of the main verb, and also to express denial, refusal, prohibiting, etc.:I do not remember the answer. You must not think about it. It's not far from here. They are not coming.
  2. (used with verbs like[think, want, seem, appear, expect,]and others that have another verb in a phrase or clause following, to express the opposite of the verb that follows):He did not seem to be ready (= It did not seem that he was ready). He did not want to go (= He wanted not to go.) I did not expect to see you here (= I expected that I wouldn't see you here).
  3. (used before a singular count noun) not even one (expressing emphasis about the lack of something):[+ a/one + noun]He had not a penny to his name. Not a single missile got through the defense system. Not one student could name the president.
Idioms
  1. not at all:
    • (used as an answer to someone else's thanks):"I appreciate your help.'' —"Not at all.''
    • (used to emphasize an answer of "no''):"Did you like the show?'' —"Not at all!''


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
not  (not),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition):You must not do that. It's not far from here.
  2. Slang Terms U.S. Slang. (used jocularly as a postpositive interjection to indicate that a previous statement is untrue):That's a lovely dress. Not!
  • 1275–1325; Middle English; weak variant of nought

not-, 
  1. var. of noto- before a vowel.

NOT  (not),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computinga Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
NOT  (not),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computinga Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
noto-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "the back,'' used in the formation of compound words:notochord.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] not-. 
  • combining form representing Greek nôton the back

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
not /nɒt/ adv
    • used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifies: I will not stand for it
    • (in combination): they cannot go
  1. not that ⇒ (conjunction) which is not to say or suppose that: I expect to lose the game — not that I mindAlso (archaic): not but what
sentence substitute
  1. used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal: certainly not
Etymology: 14th Century not, variant of nought nothing, from Old English nāwiht, from no + wiht creature, thing. See naught, nought
'not one' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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'not one' = 'many'
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(not) cross one's mind
(not) to be in one's element
101 = "One 'oh' One" / "One 'no' One"? [saying '0': oh/not/naught/no]
a paternal one did not apply apparently
a trees editor, and not a forest one
A verb for "not stay at one place for long"
A word for adapting not just one but various perspectives
After we had done action ONE, we did action TWO. I felt pity I had not done something.
Although I knew photographs <are not allowed>, the masterpiece was so impressive that I almost took one.
am not for/much for/one for
Amongst them all I found not one whom, had I been ever so free, I—warned as I was of the risks
and if <not><they haven't><no one has>, please post
<And no>, the topic sentence and the main idea are not one and the same.
and not much of one at that
and not one of them but
And not one of those needles trying to save her
and unfortunately "leden" was not one of them
are well aware we are not reliably one with the interpreted world.
as if the war itself might not warrant one
"As the previous song, this one is not that good"
Asked them or asked not particularly to one?
at least not one of the rarest
be not one for
become one of, if not the biggest stars
between usage in more than two but not one-to-one
but he was convinced that there was not one of them who did not in his heart believe
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