not

• Adverbe servant à former la négation, exprimant le refus, la négation ou le contraire d'une affirmation. C'est l'un des mots les plus fondamentaux de la grammaire anglaise, utilisé pour nier des verbes, des adjectifs et d'autres adverbes.

An adverb used to form negatives, expressing denial, refusal, or the opposite of a statement. It is one of the most fundamental words in English grammar, used to negate verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

1. NegationA1formal

   Used to form the negative of verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

   Négation

   • I do not understand the question.
   • She is not coming to the party.
   • This is not the right answer.

   Synonymesnayneverno

   Antonymescertainlyindeedyes

2. Emphatic denialA2informal

   Used to emphasize a negative statement or to contradict something.

   Dénégation emphatique

   • He is not, I repeat, not going to the game.
   • That is not what I meant at all.
   • I will not, under any circumstances, agree to that.

   Synonymesnayneverno