{
    "term": "not",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She did not/didn’t see him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It’s not/It isn’t raining."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's cold, isn't it?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't you eat meat?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't see from here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He must not go."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to give the following word or phrase a negative meaning, or to reply in the negative",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He warned me not to be late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was sorry not to have seen them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not everybody agrees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had still not decided."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Who's next?’ ‘Not me.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘What did you do at school?’ ‘**Not a lot**.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not easy being a parent *(= it's difficult)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not every day you get to meet a famous actor."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used after hope, expect, believe, etc. to give a negative reply",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Will she be there?’ ‘I hope not.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Is it ready?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Does he know?’ ‘I believe not.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to show a negative possibility",
            "sensetop": "or not",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't know if he's telling the truth or not."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whether you succeed or not depends on the how skilled you are."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to say that you do not want something or will not allow something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Some more?’ ‘Not for me, thanks.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Can I throw this out?’ ‘Certainly not.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "even less than",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was standing not three feet in front of me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used to suggest that the opposite of the following word or phrase is true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This could all happen in the **not too distant future** *(= soon)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His view on the matter was **not a million miles away** from *(= close to)* mine."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used to emphasize the opposite of a statement",
            "labels": "(humorous, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Well, that sounds like a fun evening—not!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used for emphasis to mean ‘no thing or person’",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He didn't speak to me—not one word."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to politely accept thanks or to agree to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Thanks a lot.’ ‘Not at all.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Do you mind if I open a window?’ ‘Not at all.’"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that something else is also true",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to state that you are not suggesting something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hasn't written—not that she said she would."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒt/",
                "audio": "no/not/not__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːt/",
                "audio": "no/not/not__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: contraction of the adverb nought."
}