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Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Not even I knew that.
- You didn't even look at me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used to express strong disappointment or disapproval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Examples
- I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. – Not even!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Burmese:
တောင်
(taung)
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Catalan:
ni tan sols
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Czech:
ani
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Czech:
ba ani
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Dutch:
niet eens
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Dutch:
nog niet
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Dutch:
zelfs niet
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Esperanto:
eĉ ne
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Finnish:
ei edes
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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French:
même pas
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Galician:
nin sequera
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Galician:
nin
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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German:
nicht mal
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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German:
nicht einmal
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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German:
eben/selbst/sogar... nicht
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Ancient Greek:
οὐδέ
(oudé)
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Ancient Greek:
μηδέ
(mēdé)
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Icelandic:
ekki einu sinni
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Interlingua:
non mesmo
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Italian:
neanche
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Italian:
neppure
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Italian:
nemmeno
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Italian:
manco
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Latin:
ne quidem
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ikke engang
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Norwegian Bokmål:
selv ikke
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Portuguese:
nem ao menos
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Portuguese:
nem sequer
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Portuguese:
nem mesmo
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Portuguese:
nem
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Romanian:
nici
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Russian:
да́же не
(dáže ne)
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Serbo-Croatian:
чак нити
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Serbo-Croatian:
чак ни
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Serbo-Croatian:
čak niti
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Serbo-Croatian:
čak ni
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Spanish:
ni siquiera
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Swedish:
inte ens
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Ukrainian:
навіть не
(navitʹ ne)
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Welsh:
dim hyd yn oed
— constitutes an emphatic negation
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Catalan:
i ara
— used to express strong disappointment
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Dutch:
zelfs dat niet
— used to express strong disappointment
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Finnish:
ei kai
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
ni siquiera eso
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
ni eso
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
ni siquiera así
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
ni así
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
nunca
— used to express strong disappointment
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Spanish:
jamás
— used to express strong disappointment