The meaning of not is —used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word. How to use not in a sentence. Not is one of the most common words we use to indicate negation.
Not in negative statements (she hasn’t., i did. In conversation, when not is used after be, have, do, or a modal, it is not usually pronounced in full. When you write down what someone says, you usually represent not as n't and add it to.
(used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition). See examples of not used in a sentence. Definition of not adverb in oxford advanced american dictionary.
The adverb not is used for negation. No, i do not like drinking cod liver oil. (used before a singular count noun) not even one (expressing emphasis about the lack of something):[~ + a/one + noun] he had not a penny to his name.
Not a single missile got.