- not
- (like no)is used in many phrases where understatement or contradiction is used as a euphemistic device. A sample follows.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
not — [ nat ] adverb *** 1. ) used for making negatives a ) used for making a sentence, expression, or word negative: He would not listen to anything she said. Barbara s not coming to the party. I don t feel sorry for her. Do not forget your promise.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Not as We — Single by Alanis Morissette from the album Flavors of Entanglement Released … Wikipedia
Not as We — «Not as We» Sencillo de Alanis Morissette del álbum Flavors of Entanglement Grabación 2007 Género(s) Piano Rock Duración 4:45 (Versión Album) 4:24 (Radio Edit) … Wikipedia Español
Not — Not, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as E. naught. See {Naught}.] A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. [1913 Webster] Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Not Me — Single by Amy Pearson from the album Who I Am Released October 20, 2007 Format … Wikipedia
Not Me — álbum de estudio de Glenn Medeiros Publicación 1988 Género(s) Pop … Wikipedia Español
Not — [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d {Note}.] Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Not to Us — Studio album by Chris Tomlin Released 2002 … Wikipedia
Not — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. nōt, ahd. nōt m./f., as. nōd Stammwort. Aus g. * naudi f. Zwang, Not , auch in gt. nauþs, anord. nauđ(r), ae. nīd, nēad u.ä., afr. nēd, nād. Wohl ein ti Abstraktum, das unmittelbar verglichen werden kann mit apreuß. nautins … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Not — steht für eine Zwangslage, in der Hilfe notwendig ist, siehe Notlage den NOT Operator, die Negation einen rätoromanischen Vornamen bekannter Namensträger: Not Vital Siehe auch: Noth, Noot, NÖT … Deutsch Wikipedia
