negative
verb/ˈneɡətɪv/
/ˈneɡətɪv/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they negative | /ˈneɡətɪv/ /ˈneɡətɪv/ |
| he / she / it negatives | /ˈneɡətɪvz/ /ˈneɡətɪvz/ |
| past simple negatived | /ˈneɡətɪvd/ /ˈneɡətɪvd/ |
| past participle negatived | /ˈneɡətɪvd/ /ˈneɡətɪvd/ |
| -ing form negativing | /ˈneɡətɪvɪŋ/ /ˈneɡətɪvɪŋ/ |
- negative something to refuse to agree to a proposal or a requestTopics Opinion and argumentc2
- negative something to prove that something is not true
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.
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