no

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.

   No, I do not fish.

   No, I still have some things to do first.

Synonyms

• nope

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).

   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

• none