āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āύāĻž, āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ
used to indicate denial, refusal, or disagreement in response to a question or offer
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Would you like some coffee? â No, thank you.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ? â āύāĻž, āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
1.1
āύāĻž, āύāĻž āύāĻž
used to reject or object to what someone else has said
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You broke it. â No, I did n't!
āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĨ¤ â āύāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋ!
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āύāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤
used to strongly agree with or reinforce something already said in the negative
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 're not serious, are you? â No, of course not.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āύāύ, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž? â āύāĻž, āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
No! We missed the last train!
āύāĻž! āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ!
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āύāĻž...āĻāϰāĻ
used to show that someone or something is equally not capable, likely, or involved
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's no better at math than I am.
āĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āύā§
used with an adjective to express the opposite or an emphatic negative
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That's no small problem, you need to fix it now.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻ āĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āύāĻž, āύā§
used in negation to express rejection or denial
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She nodded no when asked to join the group.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ⧠āϏ⧠āύāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We had no luck finding the keys.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻāύāĻŋāĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āύ, āύāĻž
used to indicate the opposite of what is expected or named
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is no friend of mine.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1.2
āĻā§āύ, āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻ āύāĻž
used to emphasize that a short time or small amount is involved
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He did no work today, apart from sending one email.
āĻāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻā§āύ, āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ
used in warnings, rules, or slogans to forbid or reject something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
No entry without authorization.
āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āύāĻŋāώā§āϧāĨ¤
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āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ, āύāĻž
a negative answer or refusal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His no surprised everyone because he usually agrees.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02
āύāĻž āĻā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻā§āĻ
the group or number of voters who vote against a motion or candidate
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chairman asked the noes to stand and be counted.
āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
01
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to formally or explicitly refuse to accept or approve a proposal, plan, request, or idea
Transitive
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She nos every suggestion that does n't fit her criteria.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to indicate disagreement or refusal, typically in a formal or official context
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the vote, several members no loudly.
āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāύ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āϰ⧠āύāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤



























