no
[noʊ]
Definition:
1. A negative.
2. Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present.
3. Not in any degree or manner; not at all.
Use 'no' in a sentence:
- There was no fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.
- 'No, don't!' she screeched.
- There's no time for delay.
- Hygiene was nonexistent: no running water, no bathroom.
- He needed no prodding.
- There is nothing left inside – no words, no anger, no tears.
- There's no need for you to go.
- He's no mug.
- He's no gentleman!
- She had no money coming in and no funds.
- These conditions no longer obtain.
- 'No!' he snarled savagely.
- With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
- "No, no, no," Morris said crossly.
- Have you no heart?
- She's no raving beauty.
- There is no viable alternative.
- Have you no shame?
- Goodness me, no!
- There are no absolute rules.
- There is no difference between the two in quantitative terms.
- Sorry, the answer's no.
- No one could have foreseen things would turn out this way.
- I make no claim to understand modern art.
- There's no bread left.
- Private property ─ no right of way.
- There is no easy answer.
- Amazingly, no one noticed.
- There is no vehicular access.
- She showed no fear.
- There are no hard and fast rules about this.
- "We thought you'd emigrated."—"No, no."
- We had no say in the decision to sell the company.
- No one pushed you to take the job, did they?
- There is no room for error in this job.
- This book is no good to me: I need the new edition.
- Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.
- The sign read 'No admittance'.
- There's no difference in the results.
- No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
- There's no simple solution to this problem.
- No one can get the better of her in an argument.
- It's no use shouting.
- There's no obvious solution to the problem.
- You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame.
- The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
- No unaccompanied children allowed.
- There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.
- There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.
- No relief drivers were available.
- The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates.
- Getting hold of this information was no easy task.
- The plans are still no further forward than they were last month.
- No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.
- There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries.
- The body was cold and showed no signs of life.
- There's no need to get personal!
- It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.
- The theory seems to have no basis in fact.
- That was by no means the end of the matter.