Definition of "no" in Englisch

determiner

1. Not any.

   • no one
   • There is no water left.
   • No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
   • I've got no wife and no children either.
   • No two people are the same.
   • There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)

2. Hardly any.

   • We'll be finished in no time at all.
   • Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.

3. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).

   • No smoking. No parking.
   • There's no stopping her once she gets going.
   • No under-18s (allowed).

4. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

   • My mother's no fool.
   • Working nine to five every day is no life.
   • No geese have blue beaks.

adverb

1. (with following adjective) Not, not at all.

2. (without adjective, now Scotland, informal) Not.

   • I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
   • Can ye no help me?

3. (colloquial, usually humorous) Not, does not, do not, etc.

   • Ug no like veggie.

particle

1. Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.

   • No, you are mistaken.
   • No, you may not watch television now.
   • David, no!

2. Used to show agreement with a negative question.

   • "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")

3. (colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

   • No, totally.
   • No, yeah, that's exactly right.
   • "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"

preposition

1. Without.

   • Look Ma, no hands!

2. Like.

noun

1. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.

2. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

   • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and two nos.