no
no
noƊ
now
/nəʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "no"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ

used to indicate denial, refusal, or disagreement in response to a question or offer
no definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Would you like some coffee? — No, thank you.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āϚāĻžāύ? — āύāĻž, āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āύāĻž āύāĻž

used to reject or object to what someone else has said
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You broke it. — No, I did n't!
āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĨ¤ — āύāĻž, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāύāĻŋ!
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āύāĻž, āĻāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āχ āύāĻžāĨ¤

used to strongly agree with or reinforce something already said in the negative
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 're not serious, are you? — No, of course not.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āύāύ, āϤāĻžāχ āύāĻž? — āύāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻš āύāĻž! āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇!, āύāĻž! āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇!

used to express surprise, distress, or dismay
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
No! We missed the last train!
āύāĻž! āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ!
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āύāĻž...āφāϰāĻ“

used to show that someone or something is equally not capable, likely, or involved
no definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's no better at math than I am.
āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āύ⧟

used with an adjective to express the opposite or an emphatic negative
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That's no small problem, you need to fix it now.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āϛ⧋āϟ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ, āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ–āύāχ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āύ⧟

used in negation to express rejection or denial
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She nodded no when asked to join the group.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āύāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āύ, āύāĻž

used to say there is none of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We had no luck finding the keys.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāχāύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āύ, āύāĻž

used to indicate the opposite of what is expected or named
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is no friend of mine.
āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āύ, āĻāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āχ āύāĻž

used to emphasize that a short time or small amount is involved
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He did no work today, apart from sending one email.
āφāϜ āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāĻŽā§‡āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āύ, āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ

used in warnings, rules, or slogans to forbid or reject something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
No entry without authorization.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āύāĻž

a negative answer or refusal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His no surprised everyone because he usually agrees.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀

a vote cast against a proposal, candidate, or motion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The final count showed more nos than yeses.
āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āĻšā§āϝāĻžāρ āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āϟ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ

the group or number of voters who vote against a motion or candidate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chairman asked the noes to stand and be counted.
āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to formally or explicitly refuse to accept or approve a proposal, plan, request, or idea
Transitive
Formal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She nos every suggestion that does n't fit her criteria.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to indicate disagreement or refusal, typically in a formal or official context
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the vote, several members no loudly.
āĻ­ā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āύāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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