- 1negative something to refuse to agree to a proposal or a request
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- 2negative something to prove that something is not true
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NAmE//ˈnɛɡət̮ɪv//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they negative he / she / it negatives
past simple negatived
-ing form negativing
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