Definitions
Used to make something negative
Word origin
From Middle English not, nat, a variant of noght, naht (“not, nothing”), from Old English *nōht, nāht (“nought, nothing”), shortening of nōwiht, nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “not anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht, corresponding to ne (“not”) + ōwiht, āwiht (“anything”), corresponding to ā (“ever, always”) + wiht (“thing, creature”).
Used in a sentence
“Did you take out the trash? — No, I did not. I do not think it was my turn, was it?”
“Not knowing any better, I went ahead.”
“It was felt desirable that she not leave school before fourteen.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Negating word”3 letters
02“Word of negation”3 letters
03“Definitely ___”3 letters
04“Negative word”3 letters
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