Definition: 1. Negative of the verbs be , do and have and modal verbs like can or must and often reduced to n't. 2. Used after hope , expect , believe , etc. to give a negative reply.
Use 'not' in a sentence:
1. It's not my size.
2. He certainly was not unintelligent.
3. I'm not very maternal.
4. I'm not mechanically minded.
5. They were not sensibly dressed.
6. Not everybody agrees.
7. Thou shalt not kill.
8. The college is not an officially recognized English language school.
9. It's not over yet—not by a long chalk.
10. I am not, repeat not, travelling in the same car as him!
11. He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
12. I'm not stupid, you know.
13. I'm not really surprised.
14. I'm not sure, honest.
15. I'm not allowed visitors.
16. Transport not incl.
17. Chris is not easily roused.
18. She's not easily frightened.
19. Rubbish! You're not fat.
20. It's not as hard as I thought.
21. He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.
22. I'm not very photogenic.
23. The house is not open to the public.
24. I'm not being boastful.
25. The medicine is not for internal use.
26. Success is not guaranteed.
27. She has not changed much over the years.
28. I'm not very sporty.
29. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
30. That question is not within the scope of this talk.
31. He must not go.
32. Believe me, she's not right for you.
33. One thing is for sure ─ it's not going to be easy.
34. Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same.
35. The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
36. They're obviously not coming.
37. Do it now please ─ not in three hours' time.
38. A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
39. Look, that's not fair.
40. This time round it was not so easy.
41. We do not have any more information at the present time.
42. If you love each other, why not get married?
43. It's not fair ─ I never get to go first.
44. The two sets of figures are not significantly different.
45. She would be in bed by now, as like as not.
46. They're not married, actually.
47. As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
48. Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
49. This action would not be in accord with our policy.
50. But that's not possible!
51. Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
52. She's not very physical.
53. We are not getting any further forward with the discussion.
54. The company's financial position is not certain.
55. The success of the system is not in doubt.
56. You may not enter the security area without authorization.
57. It's real wood ─ not one of those plastic jobs.
58. The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
59. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
60. There's not much community spirit around here.
