not
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
How often you will meet it
Rank 20 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 1,446,579 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.688% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
not in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The boy did not lift his eyes.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Perhaps she did not seek it--perhaps she dared not.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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To-day it was not tranquil; it flashed anxiously here and there, and the girl smiled.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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My heart is sad and it is not my will To send you hence, but naught is left to do.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1