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no exclamation /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/ Idioms jump to other results used to give a negative reply or statement- Just say yes or no.
- ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, I'm not.’
- Sorry, the answer's no.
- ‘Another drink?’ ‘No, thanks.’
- It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome.
- No! Don't touch it! It's hot.
- ‘It was Tony.’ ‘No, you're wrong. It was Ted.’
- ‘It's not very good, is it?’ ‘No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).’
used to express shock or surprise at what somebody has said- ‘She's had an accident.’ ‘Oh no!’
- ‘I'm leaving!’ ‘No!’
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms not take no for an answer - to refuse to accept that somebody does not want something, will not do something, etc.
- You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!
- used when you cannot give a clear answer to a question
- ‘Are you enjoying it?’ ‘Yes and no.’
no determiner /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/ jump to other results not one; not any; not a- No student is to leave the room.
- I have no meetings this morning.
- There's no bread left.
- No two days are the same.
see also no one used, for example on notices, to say that something is not allowedTopics Permission and obligationa1 - used to express the opposite of what is mentioned
- She's no fool (= she's intelligent).
- It was no easy matter (= it was difficult).
- there’s no doing something used to say that it is impossible to do something
- There's no telling what will happen next.
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
- used before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘not’
- She's feeling no better this morning.
- Reply by no later than 21 July.
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
no noun /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/ (plural noes /nəʊz/ /nəʊz/ ) jump to other results - an answer that shows you do not agree with an idea, a statement, etc.; a person who says ‘no’
- Can't you give me a straight yes or no?
- When we took a vote there were nine yesses and three noes.
- I'll put you down as a no.
Extra Examples- He gave a flat no when asked to comment.
- I think that's a no to the first question.
Topics Opinion and argumenta1 the noes [plural] the total number of people voting ‘no’ in a formal debate, for example in a parliament- The noes have it (= more people have voted against something than for it).
opposite ayes Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
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