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not for

not for preposition: not to be subjected to (a procedure); indicates that the patient, or relevant carers or next of kin, have specifically requested that the procedure not be carried out.

Preposition

not for

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Not to be subjected to (a procedure); indicates that the patient, or relevant carers or next of kin, have specifically requested that the procedure not be carried out.
    • He is not for resuscitation.
    • After discussion with her family, she was deemed not for ICU admission.

Questions about not for

What does not for mean?
Not for means not to be subjected to (a procedure); indicates that the patient, or relevant carers or next of kin, have specifically requested that the procedure not be carried out.
What part of speech is not for?
Not for is a preposition.

Words near not for in the dictionary

  1. not even once
  2. not even one
  3. not even wrong
  4. not exactly
  5. not feeling it
  6. not for
  7. not for attribution
  8. not for nothing
  9. not for the world
  10. not forgetting
  11. NOT function

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