[
US
/ˈnoʊ/
]
ADVERB
-
not in any degree or manner; not at all
he is no better today -
used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
no, you are wrong -
referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
he was no heavier than a child
NOUN
-
a negative
his no was loud and clear
ADJECTIVE
-
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
no eggs left and no money to buy any
I'll get you there in no time
did it with no help
we have no bananas
have you no decency?
How To Use no In A Sentence
- It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.
- The difficulties of the next year or two will, no doubt, reawaken the pro-euro lobby.
- What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
- It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
- When we see her, we remember that hot July day doing five knots pulling Jess and Jerry on a tube and Russ skippering his first yacht.
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
- Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
- She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.