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Symbol
  1. 1

    ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian.

Determiner
  1. 1

    Not any.

    • no one
    • There is no water left.
    • No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
  2. 2

    Hardly any.

    • We'll be finished in no time at all.
    • Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
  3. 3

    Not any possibility or allowance of (something).

    • No smoking. No parking.
    • There's no stopping her once she gets going.
    • No under-18s (allowed).
  4. 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. 1

    Not, not at all. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.

    • It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
    • I can think of no more deserving cause.
    • Look no further than one's nose.
  2. 2

    Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.

    • It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
    • I can think of no more deserving cause.
    • Look no further than one's nose.
  3. 3

    Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.

    • This thing is no good.
    • The teacher’s decision was no fair.
  4. 4

    Not.

    • I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
    • Can ye no help me?
  5. 5

    Not, does not, do not, etc.

    • Ug no like veggie.
Particle
  1. 1

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

    • No, you are mistaken.
    • No, you may not watch television now.
    • David, no!
  2. 2

    Used to ask for confirmation.

    • The legal drinking age in the States is 21, no?
  3. 3

    Used to express sadness or disappointment.

    • "We lost." "No!"
  4. 4

    Used to express disbelief.

    • I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!
  5. 5

    Used to show agreement with a negative question.

    • "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
  6. 6

    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. 1

    Without.

    • Look Ma, no hands!
  2. 2

    (Can we verify this sense?) Like.

Noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 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.
Verb
  1. 1

    To say “no”.

  2. 2

    To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

Adverb
  1. 1

    Alternative form of No.

Noun
  1. 1

    Alternative form of No.

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