The meaning of NOT is —used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word. How to use not in a sentence.

Not is one of the most common words we use to indicate negation. It is often shortened to n’t and joined to an auxiliary verb or modal verb: … Not in negative statements (She hasn’t …, I did not …)

In conversation, when not is used after be, have, do, or a modal, it is not usually pronounced in full. When you write down what someone says, you usually represent not as n't and add it to the verb in …

3 days ago · Not knowing any better, I went ahead. It was felt desirable that she not leave school before fourteen. I'd rather MoM (did) not stay, cuz the best thing about a holiday is not working. Not a day …

You use not when you are contrasting something that is true with something that is untrue. You use this especially to indicate that people might think that the untrue statement is true.

(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.

The adverb not is used for negation. Do you like drinking cod liver oil? No, I do not like drinking cod liver oil.

Not, the general declarative form of "no", indicating a negation of a related statement that usually precedes ... Not!, a grammatical construction used as a contradiction, popularized in the early 1990s

NOT meaning: 1 : used to form the negative of modal verbs (such as “should” and “could”) and auxiliary verbs (such as “do” and “have”); 2 : used before a verb or clause to make it negative or give it an …

NOT definition: (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition). See examples of not used in a sentence.