"not" meaning in All languages combined

See not on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /nɒt/ [UK], /nɑt/ [US] Audio: en-uk-not.ogg [UK], en-us-not.ogg [US]
  1. "Not" makes a phrase have the opposite meaning.
    Sense id: simple-not-en-adv-3BNCwE~C
  2. The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not".
    Sense id: simple-not-en-adv-9VO-Rey2

Interjection [English]

IPA: /nɒt/ [UK], /nɑt/ [US] Audio: en-uk-not.ogg [UK], en-us-not.ogg [US] Forms: not!
Head templates: {{interjection|not!}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning.
    Sense id: simple-not-en-intj-FZ1E5Y4L
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was not there."
        },
        {
          "text": "I am not fat!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"Not\" makes a phrase have the opposite meaning."
      ],
      "id": "simple-not-en-adv-3BNCwE~C"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanted tea, not coffee!"
        },
        {
          "text": "It's stupid, not funny."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The item before \"not\" is more correct or better than the item after \"not\"."
      ],
      "id": "simple-not-en-adv-9VO-Rey2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nQt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nAt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "knot",
        "naught",
        "nought"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "not"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "not!",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "not!"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I like doing lots of boring homework. Not!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning."
      ],
      "id": "simple-not-en-intj-FZ1E5Y4L"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nQt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nAt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "knot",
        "naught",
        "nought"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "not"
}
{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was not there."
        },
        {
          "text": "I am not fat!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"Not\" makes a phrase have the opposite meaning."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanted tea, not coffee!"
        },
        {
          "text": "It's stupid, not funny."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The item before \"not\" is more correct or better than the item after \"not\"."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nQt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nAt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "knot",
        "naught",
        "nought"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "not"
}

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    {
      "form": "not!",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "not!"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I like doing lots of boring homework. Not!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nQt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/nAt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-not.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "knot",
        "naught",
        "nought"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "not"
}

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