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no [no noes] exclamation, determiner, adverb, noun BrE [nəʊ] NAmE [noʊ]
exclamation
1. 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).’
2. used to express shock or surprise at what sb has said
‘She's had an accident.’ ‘Oh, no!’
‘I'm leaving!’ ‘No!’
more at yes and no at yes exclam.

Word Origin:
Old 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.
Idiom:not take no for an answer
 
determiner
1. not one; not any; not a
No student is to leave the room.
There were no letters this morning.
There's no bread left.
No two days are the same.
see also no one
2. used, for example on notices, to say that sth is not allowed
No smoking!
3. there's ~ doing sth used to say that it is impossible to do sth
There's no telling what will happen next.
4. used to express the opposite of what is mentioned
She's no fool (= she's intelligent).
It was no easy matter (= it was difficult).

Word Origin:
Old 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.
 
adverb used before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘not’
She's feeling no better this morning.
Reply by no later than 21 July.

Word Origin:
Old 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.
 
noun (pl. noesBrE [nəʊz] ; NAmE [noʊz] )
1. 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 3 noes.
I'll put you down as a no.
2. the noesplural 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 sth than for it).
Opp: ayes

Word Origin:
Old 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.

Example Bank:
He gave a flat no when asked to comment.
I think that's a no to the first question.
I'll put you down as a no.

 

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