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English word

not

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /nɒt/US /nɑːt/
adverb

used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must

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You know, you can talk about lots of other reasons to do the work you're doing, but fundamentally, you want to think about the future and not think that it sucks.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)

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