no

no is on the Basic English 850 List.

night - no - noise

no is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

nine - no - non

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /nəʊ/, SAMPA: /n@U/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /noʊ̯/, SAMPA: /noU/

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• Homophone: know

Adverb

Positive no

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Used to disagree or refuse; to say something different from what the other person said.

   No, I do not fish.

   No, I still have some things to do first.

2. Used to agree with the negative side of a negative question.

   Isn't the door locked? No, the door is not locked. We can go in.

Synonyms

• nope
• nah

Antonyms

• yes
• yeah

Determiner

Determiner no

1. (definite) Not any.

   There is no water left.

   No hot dogs were sold yesterday.

2. (definite) Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something). You can't.

   No smoking.

   There's no stopping her once she gets going.

3. (definite) Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

   My mother's no fool.

   Working nine to five every day is no life.

4. Not.

   He's no better off.

Related words

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