Not+on

  • 41not —    Sometimes when writers invert the normal word order of a sentence to place greater emphasis on not, they present the reader with a false parenthesis. It is a fault to which even usage guides are sometimes prey, as here: Could not that lingua… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 42not on — I Australian Slang not a possibility; not allowable: To buy a car now is just not on II Canadian Slang used to describe something that is unacceptable, or something that shouldn t happen that is NOT ON …

    English dialects glossary

  • 43not — • fals, fog, kant, veck, fåra, not • hänvisning, anmärkning, not, kommentar • fotnot, not, anmärkning, förklaring, kommentar • anteckning, uppskrivning, anmärkning • not, anmärkning, uppskrivning, annotation …

    Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 44not — [[t]nɒt[/t]] adv. 1) (used to express negation, denial, refusal, prohibition, etc.): It s not far from here. Are they coming or not? You must not think about it[/ex] 2) sts sl. (used jocularly as a postpositive interjection to indicate that a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45not — adverb 1》 (also n t joined to a preceding verb) used chiefly with an auxiliary verb or ‘be’ to form the negative. 2》 used as a short substitute for a negative clause. 3》 used to express the negative of other words.     ↘used with a quantifier to… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 46not — 2 not (< anot) praep. su gen., nõt Dsn, Ad žr. anot: Not tėvo betariant, taip ir yra J. Not to žmogaus betarant Kv. Not jūs pasakos, ir čia tep atsitiko Ldvn. Įkandin įslinko į vidų minėtasis Jonukas, vienturtis Vingių sūnus, not tėvo… …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 47NOT — Logical NOT (Computing » Assembly) * Not On Tobacco (Medical » Physiology) * Novato, California USA (Regional » Airport Codes) * New Orleans Terminal (Regional » Railroads) * Notation or note (Computing » File Extensions) …

    Abbreviations dictionary

  • 48Not — 1. Dilemma, Kalamität, missliche Lage/Situation, Misslichkeit, Notfall, Notlage, Notsituation, Notstand, schwierige Lage/Situation, Schwierigkeit, Zwangslage; (bildungsspr.): Malaise, Misere; (ugs.): Bredouille, Klemme, Patsche, Schlamassel,… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 49not in —    at home but unwilling to see or speak to a caller    A synonym for not at home:     Weren t you told she was not in? (Chandler, 1943 a caller was being rebuffed by the servant of the person he wished to speak to) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 50not — adverb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of nought, from nought, pronoun more at naught Date: 13th century 1. used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word 2. used as a function word to stand for the negative of a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary