no
- determiner
- /noʊ/
- There are no cookies left in the jar.
- no difference
- no evidence
- no reason
And yeah, there is no one true answer.
- And yeah, there is no one true answer.
- I see kids like them with no eyes, with no legs, with no hands.
- Everything starts with that, but there's no influence without connection.
- I'm in it, it for me, there was no other drive to it.
- And this one that was supposed to say no mistake is permanent.
- The youngsters, I've got no respect, no remorse, no regret.
- No debts, no debts, no debts, no debts.
- Well, there was no like good angle to see it.
Examples
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What makes this unique is that there are no legal encumbrances on either party.
Academic text (2011) -
Of course, the army has no authority over you gentlemen.
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So I, I feel like there should be no issue.
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Tell us how do you have no money?
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Northern Ireland has no truly shared space, no place where anyone can come at any time.
Academic text (2011) -
In fact, there are no lawyers at all.
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We found no tracks in or out.
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Lisa, you have no idea how scary this is.
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And yeah, there is no one true answer.
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Child prodigies come and usually go, but there was no question about Fleisher's musical gifts.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Saying that something can be done easily or that you do not need to worry
Shows that something is almost certainly true, often before saying something different
- Literature
A short answer saying you will not give information, often to journalists
- Informal
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Informal
To tell someone you understand and will do what they want without more explanation
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
- Informal
To stop talking because more words are not needed or would not be right
Compounds
- Jargon
A baseball game in which a pitcher does not allow any hits by the other team
- UK
A ball bowled against the rules that gives the batting team a free hit on the next ball
- Literature
A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous
- Specialized
A system where each driver's own plan pays for their crash costs no matter who caused it
- Specialized
Car insurance where each driver gets money from their own insurance company after a crash, no matter who caused it
- Informal
A joking name for the US spy agency used to say it is secret or not real
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
No as a determiner (as in 'no tickets') also comes from the old parts ne ('not') and ā ('ever') and came to mean 'not any' or 'zero'. That's why no before a noun tells you there is a complete lack of something.