not even

adverb

Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

“Not even I knew that.”

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Meanings

adverbnot even (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIntroduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

    Not even I knew that.

    1 more example

    You didn't even look at me.

interjection
  1. colloquialUsed to express strong disappointment or disapproval.

    I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. – Not even!

Translations

Ancient Greek οὐδέ, μηδέ
  • οὐδέ (oudé)constitutes an emphatic negation
  • μηδέ (mēdé)constitutes an emphatic negation
Catalan ni tan sols, i ara
  • ni tan solsconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • i araused to express strong disappointment
Czech ani, ba ani
  • aniconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • ba aniconstitutes an emphatic negation
Dutch niet eens, nog niet
  • niet eensconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nog nietconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • zelfs nietconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • zelfs dat nietused to express strong disappointment
Esperanto eĉ ne
  • eĉ neconstitutes an emphatic negation
Finnish ei edes, ei kai
  • ei edesconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • ei kaiused to express strong disappointment
French même pas
  • même pasconstitutes an emphatic negation
German nicht mal, nicht einmal
  • nicht malconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nicht einmalconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • eben/selbst/sogar... nichtconstitutes an emphatic negation
Icelandic ekki einu sinni
  • ekki einu sinniconstitutes an emphatic negation
Italian neanche, neppure
  • neancheconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • neppureconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nemmenoconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • mancoconstitutes an emphatic negation
Latin ne quidem
  • ne quidemconstitutes an emphatic negation
Norwegian Bokmål ikke engang, selv ikke
  • ikke engangconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • selv ikkeconstitutes an emphatic negation
Portuguese nem ao menos, nem sequer
  • nem ao menosconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nem sequerconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nem mesmoconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • nemconstitutes an emphatic negation
Romanian nici
  • niciconstitutes an emphatic negation
Russian да́же не
  • да́же не (dáže ne)constitutes an emphatic negation
Spanish ni siquiera, ni siquiera eso
  • ni siquieraconstitutes an emphatic negation
  • ni siquiera esoused to express strong disappointment
  • ni esoused to express strong disappointment
  • ni siquiera asíused to express strong disappointment
  • ni asíused to express strong disappointment
  • nuncaused to express strong disappointment
  • jamásused to express strong disappointment
Swedish inte ens
  • inte ensconstitutes an emphatic negation
Ukrainian навіть не
  • навіть не (navitʹ ne)constitutes an emphatic negation
Welsh dim hyd yn oed
  • dim hyd yn oedconstitutes an emphatic negation
Cite this entry
APA

not even. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20even

MLA

“not even.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20even. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not even,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20even.

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