no
[interjection]
Synonyms:
- never, nay, not at all, no way
[noun]
Synonyms:
- refusal, denial, negation

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Antonyms: yes
Related Idioms: by no manner of means, by no means, in no case, no dice, not at any price, not for love or money, not for the life of me, not for the world, nothing doing, not on your life, no way, on no account, on no condition, under no circumstances

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. no¹ S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ adverb
[Language: Old English; Origin: na, from ne 'not' + a 'always']

1. used to give a negative reply to a question, offer, or request Antonym : yes:
‘Are you Italian?’ ‘No, I’m Spanish.’
‘Do you want any more?’ ‘No thanks.’
‘Could you help me write this?’ ‘No, sorry, I haven’t got time at the moment.’
He wanted to take me to a disco but I said no.
Sixty percent of people voted no.
If you’re asking whether I feel the same way about her, the answer is no.


SPOKEN PHRASES

2. used to say that you disagree with a statement:
‘You’re always complaining about work.’ ‘No, I’m not!’

3. used to say that you agree with a negative statement:
‘They shouldn’t drive so fast.’ ‘No, it’s really dangerous.’

4. used to tell someone not to do something:
No, Jimmy, don’t touch that switch.

5. used to show that you are shocked, surprised, annoyed, or disappointed by what someone has just told you, or by what has just happened:
‘She’s nearly fifty.’ ‘No, you’re kidding!’
Oh no, I’ve lost my wallet!

6. used to correct what you have just said:
He’s the director, no, the assistant director, of the company.

7. won’t take no for an answer if someone won’t take no for an answer, they are determined that you should agree to do something:
He insists on taking us all out to dinner and he won’t take no for an answer.

8. used before comparatives to mean ‘not even a small amount’:
I’ll pay you $75 and no more.
You’re no better than the rest of them.
⇒ no longer at long²(7)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. no² S1 W1 determiner
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: none]

1. not one or not any:
There’s no food left in the fridge.
No trains will be affected by this incident.
a house with no central heating
There’s no excuse for that kind of behaviour.

2. used on signs to say that something is not allowed:
No parking
No smoking

3. in no time informal very soon or very quickly:
We’ll be home in no time.

4. there’s no doing something spoken used to emphasize that it is not possible to do something:
There’s no knowing what this lunatic will do next.
There is no denying the suffering of these families (=they are definitely suffering).

5. used to emphasize that the opposite of a particular description is true:
That girl’s no fool (=she is intelligent).
Larry’s no friend of mine.
If he has to do it all himself, it will be no bad thing (=a good thing).
a question of no great importance

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. no³ noun (plural noes)

1. [singular] a negative answer or decision:
The answer was a definite no.

2. [countable] a vote against a proposal in parliament

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

No. (also no.) (plural Nos., nos.)
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: numero 'in number']
the written abbreviation of number:
Mozart’s piano concerto no. 27

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

No. 10 /ˌnʌmbə ˈten $ -bər-/
(No. 10 Downing Street) the address of the official home of the British Prime Minister

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

No. 11 , Number Eleven /ˌnʌmbər ɪˈlevən/
No. 11 Downing Street; the official home of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer (=the chief financial minister)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

no
determiner
See NO ONE 1 (no one)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

NO
No Offense 
Not Optional 
Not Out

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲