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How to pronounce negative
Say it like this: /ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does negative mean?
adjNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
“Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative.”
Of a number: less than zero.
Less than zero degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
“I was out in negative weather today.”
nounRefusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
An unfavorable point or characteristic.
A right of veto.
verbTo refuse; to veto.
“And being of warm blood he had not the phlegm tacitly to negative any proposition by unresponsive inaction.”
To contradict.
To disprove.
“"However, the fact that they need crystals negatives that idea...we must seek a material explanation."”
intjNo; nay.
“"Negative Marcel. No IOC. Patient has been drinking heavily, we can give him nothing for pain."”
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