You use no to give a negative response to a question.
'Any problems?'—'No, I'm O.K.'
'Haven't you got your driver's licence?'—'No.'
2. convention
You use no to say that something that someone has just said is not true.
'We thought you'd emigrated.'—'No, no.'
'You're getting worse than me.'—'No I'm not.'
3. convention
You use no to refuse an offer or a request, or to refuse permission.
'Here, have mine.'—'No, this is fine.'
'Can you just get the message through to Pete for me?'—'No, no I can't.'
After all, the worst the boss can do is say no if you ask him.
4. exclamation
You use no to indicate that you do not want someone to do something.
No. I forbid it. You cannot.
She put up a hand to stop him. 'No. It's not right. We mustn't.'
5. convention
You use no to acknowledge a negative statement or to show that you accept and understand it.
'We're not on the main campus.'—'No.'
'It's not one of my favourite forms of music.'—'No.'
'I don't know him, do I?'—'No, you don't.'
6. convention
You use no before correcting what you have just said.
I was twenty-two–no, twenty-one.
7. exclamation
You use no to express shock or disappointment at something you have just been told.
[feelings]
'John phoned to say that his computer wasn't working.'—'Oh God no.'
8. determiner
You use no to mean not any or not one person or thing.
He had no intention of paying the cash.
No job has more influence on the future of the world.
No letters survive from this early period.
9. determiner
You use no to emphasize that someone or something is not the type of thing mentioned.
[emphasis]
He is no singer.
I make it no secret that our worst consultants earn nothing.
10. adverb
You can use no to make the negative form of a comparative.
It is to start broadcasting no later than the end of next year.
Yesterday no fewer than thirty climbers reached the summit.
It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors.
He liked the Secretary no better than his assistant.
11. determiner
You use no in front of an adjective and noun to make the noun group mean its opposite.
Sometimes a bit of selfishness, if it leads to greater self-knowledge, is no badthing.
Today's elections are of no great importance in themselves.
12. determiner
No is used in notices or instructions to say that a particular activity or thing is forbidden.
The captain turned out the 'no smoking' signs.
No talking after lights out.
...a notice saying 'No Dogs'.
13. countable noun
A no is a person who has answered 'no' to a question or who has voted against something.No is also used to refer to their answer or vote.
According to the latest opinion polls, the noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent.
Synonyms: objector, protester, dissident, dissenter More Synonyms of no
14.
See there is no
15. not to take no for an answer
16. no doubt
17. no less
18. no less than
19. no longer
20. in no way
21. there's no way
22. no way
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No.
Word forms: plural Nos
No. is a written abbreviation for number.
That year he was named the nation's No. 1 college football star.
Columbia Law Review, vol. no. 698 p1317.
no in British English1
(nəʊ)
sentence substitute
1.
used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements
2.
used with question intonation to query a previous negative statement, as in disbelief
The boss isn't dead yet. No?
nounWord forms: pluralnoes or nos
3.
an answer or vote of no
4. (often plural)
a person who votes in the negative
5. the noes have it
6. not take no for an answer
Compare yes, aye2
Word origin
Old English nā, from ne not, no + ā ever; see ay1
no in British English2
(nəʊ)
determiner
1.
not any, not a, or not one
there's no money left
no card in the file
2.
not by a long way; not at all
she's no youngster
3. (followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs)
not
no fewer than forty men
no more quickly than before
4. no go
Word origin
Old English nā, changed from nānnone1
no in British English3
the internet domain name for
Norway
No in British English1
or Noh (nəʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralNo or Noh
the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths
Word origin
from Japanese nō talent, from Chinese neng
No in British English2
(nəʊ)
noun
Lake No
No in British English3
the chemical symbol for
nobelium
No. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
north(ern)
2. Also: noWord forms: pluralNos or nos
number
Word origin
from French numéro
no' in British English
(no, nəʊ)
adverb
Scottish
not
not in British English
(nɒt)
adverb
1.
a.
used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifies
I will not stand for it
b.
(in combination)
they cannot go
2. not that
sentence substitute
3.
used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal
certainly not
n.o. in British English
cricket
abbreviation for
not out
No in American English
Chemistry
nobelium
no in American English1
(noʊ)
adverb
1.
not
whether or no
2.
not in any degree; not at all
no worse
3.
nay; not so
the opposite of yes
interjection
4.
it is not so; nay
the opposite of yes
5.
it cannot be so
used to express surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc.
6.
emphatically not
used to give force to a following negative statement or to introduce a fuller ormore specific statement
adjective
7.
not any; not a; not one
no errors
nounWord forms: pluralnoes or nos
8.
an utterance of no; refusal or denial
9.
a negative vote, or a person voting in the negative; nay
Word origin
ME < OE na < ne a, lit., not ever < IE base *ne, nē, negative particle > Sans ná, Gr ne-, L ne-, Goth & OHG ni, OIr no
no in American English2
(noʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralno
[alsoN-]
Noh
no in American English3
1.
north
2.
northern
3.
number
Word origin
(sense 3) L numero
Examples of 'no' in a sentence
no
I've no idea of whether it's going to last a minute or half an hour.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Word lists with
no
internet, lake
In other languages
no
British English: no /nəʊ/ DETERMINER
You use no to mean not any or not one person or thing.
He had no idea where to go.
American English: no
Arabic: لَيْسَ كِذَا
Brazilian Portuguese: nenhum
Chinese: 没有
Croatian: nijedan
Czech: žádný
Danish: ingen
Dutch: geen
European Spanish: ningún
Finnish: ei mikään
French: aucun
German: kein
Greek: κανείς
Italian: nessuno
Japanese: ない
Korean: ...이 하나도 없는
Norwegian: ingen
Polish: żaden
European Portuguese: nenhum
Romanian: niciun
Russian: никакой
Latin American Spanish: ningún
Swedish: ingen
Thai: ไม่
Turkish: hiç
Ukrainian: жоден
Vietnamese: không chút nào
British English: no /nəʊ/ ADVERB
You use no to mean not in any way.
...no later than the end of the week.
American English: no
Arabic: لَا
Brazilian Portuguese: não
Chinese: 不
Croatian: ne
Czech: ne
Danish: ikke
Dutch: niet
European Spanish: no
Finnish: ei
French: non
German: nein
Greek: καθόλου
Italian: non
Japanese: いいえ
Korean: 아니오
Norwegian: slett ikke
Polish: w żadnym wypadku
European Portuguese: não
Romanian: nu
Russian: нет
Latin American Spanish: no
Swedish: nej
Thai: ไม่
Turkish: yok
Ukrainian: не
Vietnamese: không
British English: no! /nəʊ/ INTERJECTION
You use no! to give a negative response to a question.
American English: no!
Arabic: لَا
Brazilian Portuguese: não!
Chinese: 不！
Croatian: ne!
Czech: ne!
Danish: nej
Dutch: nee!
European Spanish: ¡no!
Finnish: ei!
French: non !
German: nein!
Greek: όχι!
Italian: no!
Japanese: なんてことを！
Korean: 설마!
Norwegian: nei!
Polish: nie!
European Portuguese: não!
Romanian: nu!
Russian: нет!
Latin American Spanish: ¡no!
Swedish: nej
Thai: ไม่
Turkish: hayır!
Ukrainian: ні
Vietnamese: không!
(sentence substitute)
Definition
used to express denial, disagreement, or refusal
`Any problems?' – `No, everything's fine.'
Synonyms
not at all
certainly not
of course not
absolutely not
never
no way
nay
Opposites
yes
,
of course
,
certainly
1 (noun)
Definition
an answer or vote of no
My answer to that is an emphatic no.
Synonyms
refusal
a refusal of planning permission
rejection
his rejection of our values
denial
the denial of visas to international workers
negation
She shook her head in a gesture of negation.
veto
congressmen who tried to override the president's veto of the bill
Opposites
acceptance
,
consent
,
assent
2 (noun)
Definition
a person who answers or votes no
According to the latest poll, the noes have 50 per cent and the yeses 35 per cent.
Synonyms
objector
protester
Protesters say the government is corrupt.
dissident
political dissidents
dissenter
They do not tolerate dissenters in their ranks.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of denial
Definition
a rejection of a request
the denial of visas to international workers
Synonyms
refusal,
veto,
rejection,
prohibition,
rebuff,
repulse
in the sense of dissenter
They do not tolerate dissenters in their ranks.
Synonyms
objector,
dissident,
nonconformist,
protestant,
disputant
in the sense of dissident
Definition
a person who disagrees with a government or a powerful organization
political dissidents
Synonyms
protester,
rebel,
dissenter,
demonstrator,
agitator,
recusant,
protest marcher
Synonyms of 'no'
no
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of negation
Definition
a negating
She shook her head in a gesture of negation.
Synonyms
denial,
refusal,
rejection,
contradiction,
renunciation,
repudiation,
disavowal,
veto,
opposition
in the sense of protester
Protesters say the government is corrupt.
Synonyms
objector,
opposer,
complainer,
opponent,
dissident,
dissenter
in the sense of rejection
his rejection of our values
Synonyms
denial,
veto,
dismissal,
exclusion,
abandonment,
spurning,
casting off,
disowning,
thumbs down,
renunciation,
repudiation,
eschewal
in the sense of veto
Definition
the exercise of this power
congressmen who tried to override the president's veto of the bill
Synonyms
ban,
dismissal,
rejection,
vetoing,
boycott,
embargo,
prohibiting,
prohibition,
suppression,
knock-back (informal),
interdict,
declination,
preclusion,
nonconsent
All related terms of 'no'
no go
impossible, not on, vain, hopeless, futile
no joy
no luck, a negative, no result, no success, no satisfaction
no one
nobody, no man, not a soul
no doubt
certainly, surely, probably, of course, admittedly
no frills
plain, ordinary, modest, unpretentious, without extras
no matter
don't worry about it, never mind, it doesn't matter, don't apologise, it makes no difference or odds
no object
unimportant, irrelevant, immaterial, of no consequence, of no account
no sweat
no problem, it's nothing, you're welcome, it's a pleasure