noun
definition
A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.
adverb
definition
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
example
Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
definition
To no degree.
example
It's not you, it's me.
definition
(understatement, litotes) Used to modify superlatives to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.
example
It was not my favorite movie of all time.
conjunction
definition
And not.
example
He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
interjection
definition
(1990s) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
example
I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
Examples of not in a Sentence
Perhaps I don't understand things, but Austria never has wished, and does not wish, for war.
She is not a child.
I am not saying we live in a utopia.
Jonathan wants a little brother, not a little sister.
For a moment the boy did not know what he meant by this question.
Two other baby birds were there, that had not fallen out.
But I did not find out the secret for several years.
Is he not wonderful?
In the strict sense of the word I am not a Wizard, but only a humbug.
It is not a sin to want your child.
The speech was not hard to learn, and Edward soon knew every word of it.
By the midpoint of the twentieth century, America's dreamers were preoccupied with the future—and not just any old future, but the great and glorious future that seemed inevitable.
Not only was Pierre's attempt to speak unsuccessful, but he was rudely interrupted, pushed aside, and people turned away from him as from a common enemy.
Not now implied later, but that didn't feel comfortable either.
It is not easy.
These babies might not be in her womb, but they did belong to Alex.
Not that it was going to help.
Pierre stood rather far off and could not hear all that the Emperor said.
He did not act as if it was bothering him.
Father will not change his mind.
I'm not much of a social person I guess.
Pierre wished to reply, but could not get in a word.
He does not like the way father treats us - financially.
Since you arrived, she is not sure this is the way.
I do not need it.
Hands clasped, she prayed fervently, asking God not to let Destiny suffer for what they had done.
No, I'm not bored and I don't have anything special to say.
Anything else she divulged should go to Howard, not Connie.
Oh, he's not mean.
Not that anyone cares what I do.
She could count his ribs easily where they showed through the skin of his body, and his head was long and seemed altogether too big for him, as if it did not fit.
After reading my arguments, you may or may not believe the future I describe is inevitable, as I say it is.
But you're still not comfortable with the decision, are you?
He will see that the estate does not leave the family.
The architecture was fantastic, but not near as exciting as the ride on a ferry.
It's not like that at all.
It's just not my style.
Still, if Señor Medena adopted Dulce when she was a baby and raised her, then he was her father - blood relative or not.
And yet, this latest contention was about inheritance, not love.
The hardwood floor had not been stained.
Alex would never cheat - not on someone he respected and admired more than anyone he knew.
Although she had said the words "I love you," several times, he had not uttered them.
It was hard to say whether Alex was withholding facts so she couldn't contest his decisions or simply because he thought she did not need to know.
In any case, Alex might not be happy with her old-fashioned ideas.
It makes me feel small when you keep things from me - like you don't trust me, or you think I'm not mature enough to handle it.
Ultimately she would forgive him, so why not start now?
If it hadn't been for Katie, she might not have discovered that she was right.
I'm not an heir.
What was down that path that no one wanted to talk about, and why did Giddon insist that his houseguest should not wander around alone?
If Sarah suspected that she already knew what was going on and looked the other way, why not welcome her into the family?