Meaning of no. – Learner’s Dictionary

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written abbreviation for number

exclamation

/nəʊ/ us

no exclamation (DISAGREE)

something that you say in order to disagree, give a negative answer, or say that something is not true:

"Have you seen Louise?" "No, I haven't."

"Have you ever been to Ireland?" "No."

"Can I have some more cake?" "No, you'll be sick."

"He's really ugly." "No he isn't!"

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"Did you like it then?" "Not really, no."
She said very little beyond the occasional 'yes' and 'no'.
"Are you sure you don't mind taking me?" "No, it's no bother, really!"
Everybody who was asked, myself excepted, said no.
It's likely that he'll say no.

no exclamation (AGREE)

something that you say to agree with something that is negative:

"He's not very bright, is he?" "No, I'm afraid not."

Oh no!

something that you say when you are shocked and upset:

Oh no! It's gone all over the carpet!

determiner

/nəʊ/ us

no determiner (NOT ANY)

not any:

There were no signposts anywhere.

I had no difficulty getting work.

There was no mention of money.

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The enquiry found no evidence of financial impropriety.
My next guest needs no introduction.
I'm sure she meant no offence by her remarks.
We didn't want to dismiss him, but we had no option.
After the public protests the government had no alternative but to change its policy.

no determiner (FORBID)

a word used to say that something is forbidden:

No smoking.

There was no talking in her classes.

There's no doing sth

something that you say when an action is impossible:

There's no pleasing some people (= nothing that you do will make them happy).

adverb

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no ... than

not any:

The work should be done no later than Friday.

There were no more than ten people there.

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No more than ten people should use the lift at any one time.
The new drug is no more effective than the old one.
The train is no quicker than the bus.
Her new house is no bigger than her previous one.
Please return the form no later than ten days after receipt.

(Definition of no. from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of no.

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in Russian

nr (= = numer), nie, żaden…

numara, hayır, yok…

номер, нет, нет (при соглашении с отрицательным высказыванием)…

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Meaning of no. – Learner’s Dictionary

no exclamation (DISAGREE)

no exclamation (AGREE)

no determiner (NOT ANY)

no determiner (FORBID)

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