no
🇺🇸
/nəʊ/
🇬🇧
/nəʊ/
interjection
A1
used to say no to something or disagree
The answer is no, I cannot go.
A1
used to show surprise or shock
No, I can't believe you said that!
determiner
A1
not any or not one
There is no milk left in the fridge.
A1
used to say something is not allowed
No running in the halls.
R
used to mean the opposite of something
This is no small problem.
R
used to say something is impossible
There is no knowing what will happen.
adverb
R
used to mean not before other words
Please reply no later than Friday.
noun
R
a vote or answer that means no
We counted five yes votes and three no votes.
R
the total number of people who vote no
The no votes won the decision.
translation
used to say no to something or disagree; used to show surprise or shock
not any or not one; used to say something is not allowed; used to mean the opposite of something; used to say something is impossible
used to mean not before other words
a vote or answer that means no; the total number of people who vote no
Word Forms
Plural
noes