Betekenis van negative In het Nederlands

• 0 expressing "no":

  • We received a negative answer to our request.

  • "I've never seen him in my life" is a negative sentence.

  • "Don't" and "do not" are negative forms of "do".

• 1 not expecting good things, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation:

  • a negative attitude

  • You're so negative about everything!

• 2 bad or harmful:

  • The warm winter has had a very negative effect/impact on the ski industry.

• 3 of the type of electrical charge that is carried by electrons

• 4 (of a medical test) showing that the patient does not have the disease or condition for which he or she has been tested:

  • a negative pregnancy test

  • The results of his HIV test were negative.

• 5 (of a number or amount) less than zero:

  • negative numbers

• 6 not having the rhesus factor in the blood:

  • Her blood type is O negative.

• 7 a piece of film from which a photograph can be produced, and in which light and dark areas appear the opposite to the way in which they appear in the photograph:

  • black-and-white/colour negatives

  • I've borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed.

• 8 a word or statement that expresses "no":

  • I didn't hear your answer, Ed - was that a negative?

  • I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was "no").

• 9 a bad feature or characteristic:

  • He always looks for the negatives in any situation.

• 10 expressing no or not, or expressing refusal:

  • We received a negative answer to our request.

• 11 not happy, hopeful, or approving; tending to consider only bad things:

  • a negative attitude

  • All the candidates in the mayoral campaign ran negative ads (= advertising saying bad things about each other).

• 12 (of a number or amount) less than zero:

  • negative numbers

• 13 (of spaces and shapes in a painting, statue, drawing, etc.) empty, or lacking objects or other particular features; background

• 14 of the type of electrical charge that an electron has

• 15 a piece of film in which light areas appear dark and dark areas appear light, the opposite of how they will appear in the photograph made from it

• 16 a word, phrase, or statement that expresses no or not, or that expresses refusal:

  • [ U ] The governor replied in the negative (= The governor said no).

• 17 bad or harmful:

  • Its profits rose as higher sales and cost cuts offset the negative impact of lower prices.

  • have a negative effect on sth This trade could eventually have a negative effect on the economy and prices.

  • Recognizing the costly effects of negative publicity, the company began to study the environmental impacts of its products.

  • negative aspects/consequences

• 18 expressing 'no':

  • a negative answer/response

• 19 emphasizing the bad possibilities in a situation:

  • be negative about sth Small and medium-size businesses were more negative about the economy than last year.

  • negative attitudes/comments/reactions

• 20 less than zero:

  • Employment growth was negative for manufacturing over the past year.

  • Medical bills strained the budget, and before long their checking account had a negative balance.

• 21 a bad characteristic, piece of news, etc.:

  • Traders see few negatives, saying hi-tech and telecoms shares will continue their rise.

• 22 to give an answer of 'no':

  • Issuers that do not have a CUSIP number should answer Question 8 in the negative.