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not

US /nɑt/

adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

negation of a word or group of words

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please do not leave your personal belongings in the meeting room.

Collocations

  • Easy not at all
    describing not at all (negation of a word or group of words)
  • Medium terms not applicable to international franchises
    to terms not applicable to international franchises, meaning to name formally or designate with a term
  • Hard decided not to proceed with the acquisition
    to decided not to proceed with the acquisition, meaning to reach, make, or come to a decision about something
  • Very Hard whether or not to invoke the regulatory nuclear option
    a collocation phrase: whether or not to invoke the regulatory nuclear option

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