transcription, транскрипция: [ negətɪv ]
( negatives)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful.
The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative...
All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.
≠ positive
ADJ
• nega‧tive‧ly
This will negatively affect the result over the first half of the year.
ADV : ADV with v
2.
If someone is negative or has a negative attitude, they consider only the bad aspects of a situation, rather than the good ones.
When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative about it...
Why does the media present such a negative view of this splendid city?
≠ positive
ADJ
• nega‧tive‧ly
A few weeks later he said that maybe he viewed all his relationships rather negatively.
ADV : usu ADV after v
• nega‧tiv‧ity
I loathe negativity. I can’t stand people who moan.
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3.
A negative reply or decision indicates the answer ‘no’.
Dr Velayati gave a vague but negative response...
Upon a negative decision, the applicant loses the protection offered by Belgian law...
≠ affirmative
ADJ
• nega‧tive‧ly
60 percent of the sample answered negatively...
ADV : ADV after v
4.
A negative is a word, expression, or gesture that means ‘no’ or ‘not’.
In the past we have heard only negatives when it came to following a healthy diet.
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5.
In grammar, a negative clause contains a word such as ‘not’, ‘never’, or ‘no-one’.
ADJ
6.
If a medical test or scientific test is negative , it shows no evidence of the medical condition or substance that you are looking for.
So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.
...negative test results.
≠ positive
ADJ
7.
HIV negative: see HIV
8.
In photography, a negative is an image that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark. Negatives are made from a camera film, and are used to print photographs.
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9.
A negative charge or current has the same electrical charge as an electron.
Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
≠ positive
ADJ
• nega‧tive‧ly
As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.
ADV : ADV -ed
10.
A negative number, quantity, or measurement is less than zero.
The weakest students can end up with a negative score.
= minus
ADJ : usu ADJ n
11.
If an answer is in the negative , it is ‘no’ or means ‘no’.
Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
PHRASE : PHR after v