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Gar nicht
Gar nicht intensifies nicht and means not at all. The parallel form gar nichts means nothing at all and gar kein means no whatsoever. Gar is never used alone in modern German.
Examples in context
Das gefällt mir gar nicht.
I do not like that at all.
Er hat gar nicht geschlafen.
He did not sleep at all.
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