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No

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1.SymbolISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian.
2.DeterminerNot 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.)"
3.DeterminerHardly any.
"We'll be finished in no time at all.; Fifty pounds for this is no money, really."
4.DeterminerNot any possibility or allowance of (something).
"No smoking. No parking.; There's no stopping her once she gets going.; No under-18s (allowed)."
5.DeterminerNot (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."
6.AdverbNot, 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.; This is no different from what we've been doing all along.; Is your sister any better? ~ No different. Still ill.; This thing is no good.; The teacher’s decision was no fair."
7.AdverbUsed 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.; This is no different from what we've been doing all along.; Is your sister any better? ~ No different. Still ill."
8.AdverbUsed idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
"This thing is no good.; The teacher’s decision was no fair."
9.AdverbNot.
"I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.; Can ye no help me?"
10.AdverbNot, does not, do not, etc.
"Ug no like veggie."
11.ParticleUsed to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
"No, you are mistaken.; No, you may not watch television now.; David, no!"
12.ParticleUsed to express sadness or disappointment.
"We lost. / No!"
13.ParticleUsed to express disbelief.
"I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!"
14.ParticleUsed to show agreement with a negative question.
""Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")"
15.ParticleUsed 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!""
16.PrepositionWithout.
"Look Ma, no hands!"
17.Preposition(Can we verify this sense?) Like.
18.NounA negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
19.NounA vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
"The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and two nos."
20.VerbTo say “no”.
21.VerbTo answer with “no”; to decline, reject.
22.AdverbAlternative form of No.
23.NounAlternative form of No.
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