Example: Is there a meeting today? Not that I'm aware of.
Definition
"Not that I'm aware of" is a phrase used to indicate that, to the speaker's knowledge, something is not the case or has not happened. It expresses uncertainty or lack of information about a particular event or fact.
Translations
que yo sepa niet
niet dat ik weet
no que jo sàpiga
pas à ma connaissance
nicht dass ich wüsste
Etymology
The phrase "not that I'm aware of" comes from combining 'not,' a negation, with 'aware,' which derives from Old English 'gewær,' meaning conscious or mindful. It evolved into a common English expression to politely indicate unawareness or lack of knowledge about something.
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"Not that I'm aware of" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C1) - set 1", containing 130 commonly used expressions.
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