Meaning & use
not
Used to make a word, phrase, or clause negative, reversing or denying its meaning.
See it in a sentence
I am not going to the party tonight because I have to finish this report.
That was not the answer she was hoping to hear.
A note on using this word
Not commonly contracts with auxiliary verbs, as in isn't, don't, and won't, which are standard in speech and informal writing.
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