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not even

not even adverb: introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

Adverb

not even (not comparable)

  1. Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".
    • Not even I knew that.
    • You didn't even look at me.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Used to express strong disappointment or disapproval.
    • I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. – Not even!

not even meaning in Myanmar

not even in Myanmar

constitutes an emphatic negation
တောင် taung

Questions about not even

What does not even mean?
Not even means introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".
What is not even in Myanmar?
Not even in Myanmar is တောင် (taung). See Not even meaning in Myanmar.
What part of speech is not even?
Not even can be an adverb or an interjection.

Words near not even in the dictionary

  1. not done
  2. not enough room to swing a cat
  3. not enough to hang a dog on
  4. not equal sign
  5. not equal signs
  6. not even
  7. not even once
  8. not even one
  9. not even wrong
  10. not exactly
  11. not feeling it

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