Complete Definition of "not even"

English

Etymology
From not + even

Adverb
en-adv|pos=not even|-

  1. Introduces an emphatic negation or exclusion.

#: She didn't even look at me.
#: Not even I knew that.

Interjection
en-intj|pos=not even

  1. colloquial Used to express strong disappointment or disapproval.

#: I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight.
#: Not even!'

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ttbc|Dutch: niet eens
ttbc|French: même pas
ttbc|German: nicht einmal
ttbc|Interlingua: non mesmo
ttbc|Italian: nemmeno
:She didn't even look at me - Non mi ha nemmeno guardato
:Not even I knew that - Non lo sapevo nemmeno io
ttbc|Portuguese: nem, nem mesmo, nem sequer, nem ao menos
:She didn't even look at me - Ela nem (sequer) olhou para mim
:Not even I knew that - Nem (mesmo) eu sabia disso
ttbc|Spanish: ni siquiera

fr:not even
it:not even

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