no

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'no', 'No': /nəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/noʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nō)

Inflections of 'no' (n):
noes
npl
nos
npl

Collocations for "no"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "no" in context.

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no

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. is no [coffee, money] left
  2. had no (other) choice but to
  3. he (really) had no [choice, chance, hope, idea]
  4. has no chance of [finishing, winning]
  5. had no reason (not) to
  6. have no idea (what, why)
  7. [takes, claims, has] no responsibility
  8. have no objection to
  9. there is no one (perfect) [answer, way]
  10. is no doubt that
  11. is no other way to
  12. is no such thing as
  13. is no time like the present
  14. it's no problem [for me, to, at all]
  15. no problem!
  16. no [chance, way]!
  17. no way, José!
  18. no way am I [doing that, going]!
  19. no [trespassing, hunting, swimming]
  20. no [liability, responsibility, pressure]
  21. is of no [concern, interest] to me
  22. he's no [genius, wise guy]!
  23. [there was, we had] no way of (knowing)
adv
  1. no, thank you
  2. no, of course not
  3. no, you [may not, can't]
  4. no, I [forgot, didn't]
  5. (oh,) no you don't!
  6. oh, no!
  7. no, nobody [phoned, asked, called]
  8. no way
  9. informal: no siree (Bob)
  10. is no [better, worse, hotter, colder] than
  11. there is no better time [than, to]
  12. there is no better [friend, teacher, enemy] than
  13. no better or worse (than)
  14. no longer [writes, studies, works]
  15. [thanks, due] in no small measure to
n
  1. a no in [response, reply]
  2. a [definite, resounding, resolute, defiant] no
  3. a simple [yes, no] will [do, suffice]
  4. [five] noes and [four] yesses
  5. a [significant, surprising, low, high] number of noes
  6. a [large, small] [majority, swathe, percentage] of noes
  7. the [number, amount, total] of noes
  8. the noes have [it, won]
  9. please [mark, circle, vote] either "yes" or "no"
  10. will not take "no" for an answer
  11. changed her [vote, answer] to no
  12. [refuses to, won't] say no
n as adj
  1. the "no" vote
additional examples
  1. the answer is no
  2. a no in [response, reply]
  3. the "no" vote
  4. is no [coffee, money] left
  5. no, thank you
  6. a [definite, resounding, resolute, defiant] no
  7. had no (other) choice but to
  8. no, of course not
  9. a simple [yes, no] will [do, suffice]
  10. he (really) had no [choice, chance, hope, idea]
  11. no, you [may not, can't]
  12. [five] noes and [four] yesses
  13. has no chance of [finishing, winning]
  14. no, I [forgot, didn't]
  15. a [significant, surprising, low, high] number of noes
  16. had no reason (not) to
  17. (oh,) no you don't!
  18. a [large, small] [majority, swathe, percentage] of noes
  19. have no idea (what, why)
  20. oh, no!
  21. the [number, amount, total] of noes
  22. [takes, claims, has] no responsibility
  23. no, nobody [phoned, asked, called]
  24. the noes have [it, won]
  25. have no objection to
  26. sorry, no can do!
  27. please [mark, circle, vote] either "yes" or "no"
  28. there is no one (perfect) [answer, way]
  29. no way
  30. will not take "no" for an answer
  31. is no doubt that
  32. no way, no how
  33. changed her [vote, answer] to no
  34. is no other way to
  35. no means no
  36. [refuses to, won't] say no
  37. is no such thing as
  38. informal: no siree (Bob)
  39. is no time like the present
  40. is no [better, worse, hotter, colder] than
  41. there is no better time [than, to]
  42. there is no better [friend, teacher, enemy] than
  43. no better or worse (than)
  44. it's no problem [for me, to, at all]
  45. no problem!
  46. no [chance, way]!
  47. no way, José!
  48. no way am I [doing that, going]!
  49. no [trespassing, hunting, swimming]
  50. no [liability, responsibility, pressure]
  51. no longer [writes, studies, works]
  52. [thanks, due] in no small measure to
  53. is of no [concern, interest] to me
  54. he's no [genius, wise guy]!
  55. [there was, we had] no way of (knowing)
'no' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth - I - OK - Sir - a shell - ability - able - absolute - absolutely - acceptable - accommodation - account - accountability - acquaintance - action - activity - actually - added - adverse - again - agency - aggressive - allure - almost - alternative - always - amount - animal - announcement - answer - ape - apologize - apology - apparently - appetite - appointment - appreciation - area - arrest - arrive - ashamed - assemble - assembly - assertion - assistance - association - assume - attendant - attraction - audience

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