no
noun/nəʊ/
/nəʊ/
(plural noes
/nəʊz/
/nəʊz/
)- an answer that shows you do not agree with an idea, a statement, etc.; a person who says ‘no’
- Can't you give me a straight yes or no?
- When we took a vote there were nine yesses and three noes.
- I'll put you down as a no.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1- He gave a flat no when asked to comment.
- I think that's a no to the first question.
- the noes[plural] the total number of people voting ‘no’ in a formal debate, for example in a parliament
- The noes have it (= more people have voted against something than for it).
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
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