This meaning shows when something is not true or someone says no. It is used to talk about answers, feelings, or results.
She gave a negative answer to the question.
The test result was negative today.
This meaning talks about bad or harmful feelings, attitudes, or ideas. It means not good or positive.
He has a negative attitude at work.
Negative news makes people feel sad.
In science, negative means having less than zero charge. It is used for electricity or particles.
The particle has a negative electric charge.
The battery terminal is negative.
A negative is a photo film where light and dark areas are reversed. It is used to make pictures.
She showed me the film negative.
We printed photos from the negatives.
Negative means a test result that shows the thing being tested is not present or is no.
The COVID test was negative.
Her pregnancy test shows a negative.
Used for saying no to something or refusing it. This is a formal or less common verb form.
They negative the offer immediately.
He negatives all my ideas often.
In grammar, a negative is a word like ‘not’ that shows something is not true or is denied.
Use a negative to say no or not.
‘Not’ is a common negative word.
In math, negative means a number less than zero. It is used for counting below zero points.
Minus five is a negative number.
Negative numbers are below zero.
